24Obtaining wholesale supply in correctional centres and detention centres

24 Obtaining wholesale supply in correctional centres and detention centres

24 Obtaining wholesale supply in correctional centres and detention centres

(1) Obtaining wholesale supply of Schedule 2, 3, 4 and 8 substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods by the following is authorised—

(a) an authorised person for a managed correctional centre for use in connection with the treatment of inmates in the centre,

(b) an authorised person for a detention centre for use in connection with the treatment of detainees in the centre,

(c) an authorised person for an immigration detention centre for use in connection with the treatment of detainees in the centre.

Note—

Subsection (1) does not limit the authority of an authorised person to obtain wholesale supply of Schedule 2, 3, 4 and 8 substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods under another provision of this Division that authorises the person to obtain the substances or therapeutic goods.

(2) In this section—

authorised person means—

(a) for a managed correctional centre—

(i) a pharmacist employed or engaged by the management company for the managed correctional centre to receive wholesale supply of scheduled substances and prescribed therapeutic goods on behalf of the company, or

(ii) if there is no pharmacist as specified in subparagraph (i)—an authorised practitioner, or a registered nurse in charge of the medical treatment of inmates at the centre, appointed by the management company to receive the supply, and

(b) for a detention centre—a medical officer appointed for the detention centre, and

(c) for an immigration detention centre—

(i) a pharmacist employed or engaged by the centre to receive wholesale supply of scheduled substances and prescribed therapeutic goods on behalf of the centre, or

(ii) if there is no pharmacist as specified in subparagraph (i)—an authorised practitioner, or a registered nurse in charge of the medical treatment of detainees at the centre, appointed by the centre to receive the supply.