57Supplying Schedule 4 and 8 substances – general

57 Supplying Schedule 4 and 8 substances – general profession, supply a Schedule 4 or 8 substance: (a) to an authorised prescriber for the substance; or (b) to a person on a prescription issued by an authorised prescriber (other than an interstate prescriber) for the

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 34 (c) on a written supply order for the substance to: (i) a person who was a patient of a hospital on the person's discharge from the hospital; or (ii) a nurse employed at a residential facility for administration to a resident at the facility; or (iii) the person in charge of a declared place for administration to a person receiving medical treatment at the place; or (d) to another pharmacist for the other pharmacist to supply the substance in the course of practising in the pharmacy profession; or (e) to the master of a ship, who is authorised or required under the Navigation Act 2012 (Cth) to carry the substance on board the ship, on the written request of the master or ship's medical officer; or (f) to the holder of a research authorisation or medical kit authorisation for the substance; or (g) for a Schedule 4 substance – to the holder of a Schedule 4 authorisation; or (h) to a person prescribed by regulation. Note for subsection (1)(d) A pharmacist is not required to have a wholesaler certificate of registration for the wholesale supply of the substances in the course of practising the pharmacy profession, see section 35(2). Note for subsection (1)(e) Orders made by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority under the Navigation Act 1912 (Cth) also authorise some people to deal with the substance. Accordingly, a person who deals with the substance in accordance with the orders is not criminally responsible for an offence against Part 2.1, see section 43BE of the Criminal Code. (2) In addition, a pharmacist employed at a hospital may, in the course of practising in the pharmacy profession, supply a Schedule 4 or 8 substance to one of the following health practitioners on the written requisition of the health practitioner containing the information prescribed by regulation: (a) a doctor, dentist, nurse practitioner or endorsed midwife employed or engaged at the hospital;

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 35 (b) the nurse in charge of a ward or department of the hospital.