66Control of certain drugs

66 Control of certain drugs

(1) The owner of a vessel must ensure that kept onboard is a register of drugs in a form approved by AMSA.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

Note The use of certain drugs is regulated in Australia — for further information see http://www.tga.gov.au/industry/scheduling-poisons-standard.htm.

(2) The register must record the following details for each administration of a specified drug:

(a) the full name of the person to whom the specified drug is administered;

(b) the reason for administering the specified drug;

(c) the date and time the specified drug was administered;

(d) the name and quantity of the specified drug administered;

(e) the name and designation of the person who administered the specified drug.

Note For the meaning of specified drug — see section 5.

(3) The master of a vessel must ensure that any loss or theft of a specified drug is:

(a) recorded in the specified drug register; and

(b) reported to the appropriate law enforcement agencies as soon as practical after the vessel arrives in port.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

(4) An offence against subsection (1) or (3) is a strict liability offence.

(5) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.