Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012
136ASchedule 3 authorisation
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136A Schedule 3 authorisation (1) The CHO may issue a Schedule 3 authorisation for a Schedule 3 substance only if satisfied that: (a) the applicant, and each person to be authorised under the authority to supply the substance, is competent to: (i) safely handle the substance; and (ii) give instructions for the safe use of the substance when supplying it; and (b) the security arrangements for the place where the substances are to be stored by the applicant are adequate to prevent the unlawful use or removal of the substances from the place. (2) In considering the matters referred to in subsection (1)(a), the CHO may have regard to: (a) the applicant's proposed policies or guidelines for supplying the substance; and (b) whether the applicant, and each person to be authorised under the authority to supply the substance, have any appropriate training, experience or qualifications for supplying