Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008
37Administering certain declared substances
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37 Administering certain declared substances pharmacy medicine or pharmacist only medicine) to someone else; and (b) the person is not authorised to administer the substance to the other person. pharmacy medicine or pharmacist only medicine) to themself; and (b) the person is not authorised to administer the substance to themself. (3) A person does not commit an offence under the Criminal Code, section 45 (Complicity and common purpose) in relation to an offence committed by another person under subsection (1) or (2) of this section only because the person supplies sterile injecting equipment to the other person for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood-borne disease.
(4) A person commits an offence if— pharmacy medicine or pharmacist only medicine) to an animal; and (b) the person is not authorised to administer the substance to the animal.