19Meaning of deals with a regulated substance—Act

19 Meaning of deals with a regulated substance—Act (1) For this Act, a person deals with a regulated substance if the person does 1 or more of the following: (a) manufactures the substance; (b) obtains the substance; (c) possesses the substance; (d) supplies the substance; (e) administers the substance; (f) discards the substance; (g) issues a purchase order for the substance; (h) if the substance is a medicine— (i) prescribes the medicine; or (ii) issues a requisition or standing order for the medicine; (i) if the substance is a dangerous poison, prohibited substance or schedule 10 substance—gives a written or oral direction to— (i) supply the poison or substance for administration to a person; or (ii) administer the poison or substance to a person. (2) For this Act, a person also deals with a regulated substance if the regulated substance otherwise comes into, or goes out of, the person’s possession, including, for example, if the person loses or finds the regulated substance or the substance is stolen from the person.