Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008
64False statements to obtain certain regulated substances
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64 False statements to obtain certain regulated substances etc reportable substance—see section 39. (a) the person makes a statement to a person (the authorised person) who is authorised to administer or supply a reportable Note Supply includes dispense on prescription (see s 24). (b) the statement is false or misleading; and
(c) the person knows the statement— misleading; and (d) the person makes the statement for the purpose of obtaining the substance from the authorised person. (a) the person makes a statement to a person (the authorised person) who is authorised to issue a prescription or purchase order for a reportable substance; and (b) the statement is false or misleading; and (c) the person is reckless about whether the statement— misleading; and (d) the person makes the statement for the purpose of obtaining the prescription or purchase order from the authorised person. (4) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person states a name or home address to— (i) a person (the authorised person) authorised to dispense a reportable substance; or (ii) an employee or agent of an authorised person in the course of the employee’s or agent’s employment or agency; and
Representations and advertisements—offences Division 4.3.4 (b) the statement— misleading. (5) An offence against subsection (4) is a strict liability offence. (6) Subsections (2), (3) and (4) do not apply to the making of a statement if the statement is not false or misleading in a material particular. (7) Subsections (2), (3) and (4) do not apply to the omission of something from a statement if the omission does not make the statement not false or misleading in a material particular.