76Possessing and administering lawfully supplied Schedule 4

76 Possessing and administering lawfully supplied Schedule 4 and 8 substances for administering to patients (1) This section applies if, under this Act or an Act of the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory, a health practitioner supplies a Schedule 4 or 8 substance for administering to a person (the patient).

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 45 (2) The patient may: (a) self-administer the supplied substance in accordance with the instructions of the health practitioner; and (b) possess the supplied substance for self-administration. (3) In addition, another person may: (a) administer the supplied substance to the patient in accordance with the instructions of the health practitioner; and (b) possess the supplied substance for administering to the patient. Example of application of subsection (3) A doctor issues a prescription for the supply of a restricted Schedule 4 substance for administering to an elderly patient. A child or carer of the patient does not commit an offence against section 41(1) merely because the child or carer administers the substance to the patient in accordance with the doctor's instructions.