Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2022
14Offence—unauthorised wholesale supply
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14 Offence—unauthorised wholesale supply
14 Offence—unauthorised wholesale supply
A person must not wholesale supply, or cause or permit wholesale supply of, scheduled substances or other prescribed therapeutic goods unless—
(a) the wholesale supply is authorised under this Act, and
(b) the person receiving the substance or goods is authorised to obtain the substance or goods under Part 2.3.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for a Schedule 10 substance—Tier 1 penalty, or
(b) for a Schedule 7 substance—Tier 2 penalty, or
(c) for a Schedule 2 or 3 substance—Tier 3 penalty, or
(d) for a Schedule 4 substance other than a Schedule 4D substance—Tier 3 penalty, or
(e) otherwise—the prescribed penalty.
Note—
The Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 also prohibits the supply of prohibited drugs and prohibited scheduled substances. There is an exception for supply authorised under this Act.