Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021
sec.214Amending register
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sec.214 Amending register
A person must not amend the medicine register for an S8 safe or approved store unless the person is correcting the register in the way mentioned in subsection (2) and (3) or has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. The person may correct an entry in the medicine register by making a record of the following information with the entry— the date the correction is made; the name and position of the person making the correction; the reason for the correction; if the correction relates to the disposal of waste from a diversion-risk medicine by destruction—the name and position of the person who witnessed the destruction of the medicine. The person must not cancel, delete or obscure an original entry when making the correction. (sec.214-ssec.1) A person must not amend the medicine register for an S8 safe or approved store unless the person is correcting the register in the way mentioned in subsection (2) and (3) or has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.214-ssec.2) The person may correct an entry in the medicine register by making a record of the following information with the entry— the date the correction is made; the name and position of the person making the correction; the reason for the correction; if the correction relates to the disposal of waste from a diversion-risk medicine by destruction—the name and position of the person who witnessed the destruction of the medicine. (sec.214-ssec.3) The person must not cancel, delete or obscure an original entry when making the correction.
- (a) the date the correction is made;
- (b) the name and position of the person making the correction;
- (c) the reason for the correction;
- (d) if the correction relates to the disposal of waste from a diversion-risk medicine by destruction—the name and position of the person who witnessed the destruction of the medicine.