245Exemption from holding Schedule 8 authorisation

245 Exemption from holding Schedule 8 authorisation (1) The CHO may exempt an authorised health practitioner from the requirement to hold a Schedule 8 authorisation for dealing with: (a) a restricted Schedule 8 substance for an authorised purpose; or (b) an unrestricted Schedule 8 substance in a prohibited circumstance. (2) Before doing so, the CHO must ask the Committee for its advice on the proposed exemption. (3) The CHO may give the exemption only after considering the Committee's advice. (4) The exemption must be given: (a) for an exemption for a particular authorised health practitioner – by written notice to the authorised health practitioner; or (b) for an exemption for a class of authorised health practitioners – by notice published on the Agency's website. (5) The CHO may give the exemption subject to conditions. (6) An authorised health practitioner must not engage in conduct that results in a contravention of a condition of the exemption. Maximum penalty for subsection (6): 200 penalty units or imprisonment for

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