82Authorising administration of Schedule 4 poison—authorised optometrist

82 Authorising administration of Schedule 4 poison—authorised optometrist

An authorised optometrist must not authorise the administration of a Schedule 4 poison unless—

(a) the administration is for the ocular treatment of a person other than the optometrist; and

(b) that person is under the optometrist's care; and

Reg. 82(e) amended by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 20(1).

(e) if the poison is a drug of dependence, the optometrist has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person to whom the poison is to be administered; and

Reg. 82(f) inserted by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 20(2).

(f) in the case of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner administration instruction for a Schedule 4 poison, the Secretary has approved the poison under regulation 161F.