98Administration of Schedule 9 poison—nurse or registered midwife

98 Administration of Schedule 9 poison—nurse or registered midwife

Reg. 98(1) amended by S.R. Nos 178/2018 reg. 9(1), 13/2021 reg. 20(1).

(1) A nurse (other than a nurse practitioner, authorised registered nurse or approved registered nurse) must not administer a Schedule 9 poison other than in accordance with subregulation (3).

Reg. 98(2) amended by S.R. No. 13/2021 reg. 20(2).

(2) A registered midwife (other than an authorised midwife or approved registered midwife) must not administer a Schedule 9 poison other than in accordance with subregulation (3).

(3) A nurse or registered midwife may administer a Schedule 9 poison—

(a) in accordance with the directions for use on the container of the poison supplied by a registered medical practitioner, dentist or pharmacist; or

Reg. 98(3)(b) amended by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 27(1).

(b) on a verbal authorisation under regulation 84A(1); or

Reg. 98(3)(c) amended by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 27(2).

(c) on a written authorisation under regulation 84(1) within 6 months of the authorisation being given; or

(d) on a written transcript of a verbal authorisation referred to in paragraph (b) that is given to another nurse or registered midwife; or

Reg. 98(3)(e) substituted by S.R. No. 178/2018 reg. 9(2).

(i) regulation 8(3) authorises the nurse or registered midwife to possess the poison; and

(ii) the administration is for the treatment of a patient under the nurse or registered midwife's care.

Reg. 98A inserted by S.R. No. 61/2023 reg. 13.

98A Administration of Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine—authorised psychedelic psychiatrists and certain registered medical practitioners

(1) An authorised psychedelic psychiatrist must not administer Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine unless—

(a) the administration is for the medical treatment of a person other than the psychiatrist; and

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

(c) the psychiatrist has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists for the Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine; and

(d) the administration is not merely for the purpose of supporting the drug dependence of a person; and

(e) the psychiatrist has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person to whom the poison is to be administered; and

(f) the psychiatrist has complied with regulation 17A.

(2) A registered medical practitioner must not administer Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine—