251Emergency authorisation for possessing, supplying and

251 Emergency authorisation for possessing, supplying and administering Schedule 3, 4 and 8 substances authorise a person, or a class of health practitioners, to possess, supply or administer stated Schedule 3, 4 or 8 substances in an emergency relating to public health (an emergency authorisation). (2) To avoid doubt, the emergency authorisation may be made even if no declaration of a public health emergency is in force under the Public and Environmental Health Act 2011.

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 141 (3) However, the CHO may make the emergency authorisation for a person who is not a health practitioner only if the CHO considers the person is appropriately qualified to possess, supply or administer the Scheduled substances. (4) The emergency authorisation: (a) commences on the date the notice is given and ends on the date (not longer than 2 years after that date) stated in the notice; and (b) must include the following particulars: (i) a description of the public health emergency to which it relates; (ii) the clinical circumstances in which the substances may be possessed, supplied or administered; (iii) the persons to whom the substances may be supplied or administered; (iv) other particulars about the form, strength, dosage and frequency of administration of the substances the CHO considers appropriate; and (c) is subject to the conditions stated in the notice.