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Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008
53Registers—witnessing administration of medicines
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53 Registers—witnessing administration of medicines (a) a regulated substance is prescribed by regulation; and (b) the person is prescribed by regulation as a witness in relation to the administration of the substance; and
(c) the person witnesses the administration of the medicine; and (d) the administration of the medicine is entered in a register for the medicine; and (e) the person fails to sign the entry in the register as witness as soon as practicable (but not later than 24 hours) after the entry is made.