sec.230Reporting supply on false prescription or purchase order for diversion-risk medicine

sec.230 Reporting supply on false prescription or purchase order for diversion-risk medicine

This section applies if, after supplying a diversion-risk medicine on a prescription or purchase order, the supplier of the medicine reasonably suspects any of the following incidents has happened— false information, material to the prescription or purchase order, was given to the person who prescribed the medicine or gave the purchase order; the prescription or purchase order was changed by a person other than— for a prescription—the prescriber of the prescription or the dispenser of the medicine for the prescription; or for a purchase order—the person who gave the purchase order; the prescription or purchase order was false in any material particular. The supplier must give notice about the incident to the chief executive in the approved form and to the police service no later than 24 hours after becoming aware of the incident. Maximum penalty—60 penalty units. In this section— supplier , in relation to a medicine, means a person who is authorised to supply the medicine. (sec.230-ssec.1) This section applies if, after supplying a diversion-risk medicine on a prescription or purchase order, the supplier of the medicine reasonably suspects any of the following incidents has happened— false information, material to the prescription or purchase order, was given to the person who prescribed the medicine or gave the purchase order; the prescription or purchase order was changed by a person other than— for a prescription—the prescriber of the prescription or the dispenser of the medicine for the prescription; or for a purchase order—the person who gave the purchase order; the prescription or purchase order was false in any material particular. (sec.230-ssec.2) The supplier must give notice about the incident to the chief executive in the approved form and to the police service no later than 24 hours after becoming aware of the incident. Maximum penalty—60 penalty units. (sec.230-ssec.3) In this section— supplier , in relation to a medicine, means a person who is authorised to supply the medicine.

• (a) false information, material to the prescription or purchase order, was given to the person who prescribed the medicine or gave the purchase order;
• (b) the prescription or purchase order was changed by a person other than— (i) for a prescription—the prescriber of the prescription or the dispenser of the medicine for the prescription; or (ii) for a purchase order—the person who gave the purchase order;
• (i) for a prescription—the prescriber of the prescription or the dispenser of the medicine for the prescription; or
• (ii) for a purchase order—the person who gave the purchase order;
• (c) the prescription or purchase order was false in any material particular.
• (i) for a prescription—the prescriber of the prescription or the dispenser of the medicine for the prescription; or