Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017
94Administration of Schedule 4 poison—authorised optometrist
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94 Administration of Schedule 4 poison—authorised optometrist
An authorised optometrist must not administer a Schedule 4 poison unless—
(a) the poison is administered for the treatment of a person other than the optometrist; and
(b) the poison is for the ocular treatment of a person under the optometrist's care; and
(c) the optometrist 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, the optometrist has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person to whom the poison is to be administered.