Medicines and Poisons Act 2014
Part 6Drugs of addiction
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Part 6 — Drugs of addiction
Division 1 — Preliminary
- Terms used 58
Division 2 — Self‑prescription
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Self‑prescription 59
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Defence: emergency 59
Division 3 — Drug dependent persons
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Practitioner to inform CEO of drug dependent status of patient 59
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CEO may include drug dependent person on drugs of addiction record 60
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Recording and notification of drug dependent status 60
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Supply or prescription of drugs of addiction to or for drug dependent persons 61
Division 4 — Oversupplied persons
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Practitioner to inform CEO of oversupplied status of client 62
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CEO may include oversupplied person on drugs of addiction record 62
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Recording and notification of oversupplied status 63
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Supply or prescription of drugs of addiction to or for oversupplied persons 64
Division 5 — Drugs of addiction record
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Drugs of addiction record 64
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Purposes for which drugs of addiction record is kept 65
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Amending information in drugs of addiction record 66
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CEO may authorise disclosure of information 66
Division 6 — Review of decisions by State Administrative Tribunal
- Review of decision to include person in drugs of addiction record 67