93Administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—authorised midwife

93 Administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—authorised midwife

(1) An authorised midwife must not administer a Schedule 4 poison other than in accordance with subregulation (3) or regulation 96(3).

Regulation 96(3) authorises a registered midwife to administer a Schedule 4 poison in certain circumstances. An authorised midwife may administer a Schedule 4 poison in those circumstances as a registered midwife.

(2) An authorised midwife must not administer a Schedule 8 poison other than in accordance with subregulation (3) or regulation 97(3).

Regulation 97(3) authorises a registered midwife to administer a Schedule 8 poison in certain circumstances. An authorised midwife may administer a Schedule 8 poison in those circumstances as a registered midwife.

(3) An authorised midwife may administer a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison if—

(a) the poison is administered for the treatment of a person other than the midwife; and

(b) the poison is for the midwifery treatment of a person under the midwife's care; and

(c) the midwife has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists for the poison; and

(d) if the poison was supplied for the treatment of a specific person, the administration is for the treatment of that person; and

(f) if the poison is a drug of dependence or a Schedule 8 poison, the midwife has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person to whom the poison is to be administered.

(4) An authorised midwife must not administer a Schedule 9 poison other than in accordance with regulation 98(3).

Regulation 98(3) authorises a registered midwife to administer a Schedule 9 poison in certain circumstances. An authorised midwife may administer a Schedule 9 poison in those circumstances as a registered midwife.

Reg. 93A inserted by S.R. No. 13/2021 reg. 17.