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Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
sec.38Offence to prescribe or make standing orders
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sec.38 Offence to prescribe or make standing orders
A person must not prescribe, or make a standing order for, a medicine unless the person— prescribes, or makes the standing order, for the medicine in the authorised way; or has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
- (a) prescribes, or makes the standing order, for the medicine in the authorised way; or
- (b) has a reasonable excuse.