Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008
29Supplying declared substances on invalid supply
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29 Supplying declared substances on invalid supply authorities—other offences (a) the person supplies a declared substance on a supply authority; and (b) 1 or more of the following apply in relation to the supply (i) the person knows the authority was obtained because of false information given to the person (the issuer) who issued the authority; (ii) the person could reasonably believe that the authority has been changed by someone other than the issuer; (iii) the person could reasonably believe that the authority is false in a material particular. (2) However, subsection (1) (b) (ii) does not apply to the supply of a declared substance by a person if— (a) before supplying the substance, the person checks whether the change to the supply authority was made by the issuer; and (b) the issuer confirms the change.
(3) Further, subsection (1) (b) (ii) does not apply to the supply of a declared substance on a prescription or requisition if— (a) before the substance is supplied by the person, the prescription or requisition is changed at the oral direction of the issuer; and (b) the person notes the change on the prescription or requisition as prescribed by regulation.