31Authorisation conditions for prescribing medicines—Act,

31 Authorisation conditions for prescribing medicines—Act, (1) A prescriber’s authorisation under section 30 or section 490 to prescribe a medicine is subject to the following conditions: (a) the medicine is prescribed in accordance with the Act, section 7 (Appropriate prescription and supply of medicines); (b) if the prescription is a written prescription— (i) the prescription complies with section 40 (General requirements for written prescriptions); and (ii) the prescription (other than a national residential medication chart prescription) includes the particulars mentioned in section 41 on the front of the prescription; and (iii) if the prescription is a national residential medication chart prescription in a national residential medication chart––the chart includes the particulars mentioned in section 41; and (iv) if the prescription is faxed by a prescriber to a pharmacist—the prescriber sends the original prescription to the pharmacist not later than 7 days after the prescriber faxes the prescription to the pharmacist; Note 1 For the endorsement of faxed prescriptions, see s 41 (1) (i). (c) if the prescription is an oral prescription— (i) the prescriber believes on reasonable grounds that giving an oral prescription for the medicine is reasonably necessary for the patient’s treatment; and

(ii) if the prescription is for an unusual or dangerous dose of a medicine—the prescription includes a statement telling the person who is to dispense or administer the medicine that the prescription is for an unusual or dangerous dose; and (iii) the prescription includes the particulars mentioned in section 41; and (iv) the prescriber sends a written prescription for the medicine to the pharmacist not later than 24 hours after the prescriber gives the oral prescription to the pharmacist; Note For the endorsement of written prescriptions confirming oral prescriptions, see s 41 (1) (j). (d) if the medicine is a controlled medicine for human use— (i) the prescriber complies with the additional requirements under section 32 for prescribing a controlled medicine; and (ii) if the controlled medicines approval is an oral approval— the prescriber sends the chief health officer a written application for the approval in accordance with section 561 (Requirements for CHO controlled medicines approval applications) not later than 7 days after the day the oral approval is given; (e) if the medicine is an appendix D medicine— (i) the prescriber has an appendix D medicines approval to prescribe the medicine; and approval (including any conditions in schedule 3, part 3.2, column 4 in relation to the medicine).

national residential medication chart means a medication chart within the meaning of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017 (Cwlth), section 41 (4), as in force from time to time. Note The National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017 (Cwlth) does not need to be notified under the Legislation Act because s 47 (6) does not apply (see s 863).