sec.56Supply of S4 or S8 medicine

sec.56 Supply of S4 or S8 medicine

This section applies in relation to stock of an S4 or S8 medicine. A supplier must not supply the stock to a buyer unless— the supplier reasonably believes that the buyer— is authorised under the Act to give a purchase order or otherwise buy the stock; or is permitted under a corresponding law or another law to obtain the stock; and the supplier obtains a compliant purchase order for the stock from the buyer. If the buyer is the master of a ship mentioned in schedule 13 , section 19 , the supplier must not supply the stock unless the purchase order is also signed by a medical practitioner. Subsection (3) does not apply if the stock is required to be kept on the ship under another law. In this section— compliant purchase order means— a purchase order given in compliance with sections 51 and 52 ; or an eligible order under the National Health (Remote Area Aboriginal Health Services Program) Special Arrangement 2017 (PB 107 of 2017) (Cwlth) ; or an order complying with the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017 (Cwlth) , section 33 . The National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017 (Cwlth) , section 33 allows particular pharmaceutical benefits to be supplied by pharmacists to particular health practitioners using an order complying with that section. (sec.56-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to stock of an S4 or S8 medicine. (sec.56-ssec.2) A supplier must not supply the stock to a buyer unless— the supplier reasonably believes that the buyer— is authorised under the Act to give a purchase order or otherwise buy the stock; or is permitted under a corresponding law or another law to obtain the stock; and the supplier obtains a compliant purchase order for the stock from the buyer. (sec.56-ssec.3) If the buyer is the master of a ship mentioned in schedule 13 , section 19 , the supplier must not supply the stock unless the purchase order is also signed by a medical practitioner. (sec.56-ssec.4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the stock is required to be kept on the ship under another law. (sec.56-ssec.5) In this section— compliant purchase order means— a purchase order given in compliance with sections 51 and 52 ; or an eligible order under the National Health (Remote Area Aboriginal Health Services Program) Special Arrangement 2017 (PB 107 of 2017) (Cwlth) ; or an order complying with the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017 (Cwlth) , section 33 . The National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017 (Cwlth) , section 33 allows particular pharmaceutical benefits to be supplied by pharmacists to particular health practitioners using an order complying with that section.

• (a) the supplier reasonably believes that the buyer— (i) is authorised under the Act to give a purchase order or otherwise buy the stock; or (ii) is permitted under a corresponding law or another law to obtain the stock; and