390Discarding controlled medicines—Act, s 34 (1) (a)

390 Discarding controlled medicines—Act, s 34 (1) (a) (1) A controlled medicine must be discarded in accordance with this section. Note See also the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989, div 11.4 about the disposal of seized substances. (2) A prescribed discarding witness may discard a controlled medicine in the presence of another prescribed discarding witness. (3) However, a person or endorsed health practitioner who is authorised to administer a controlled medicine may discard the residue of the medicine after administration in the presence of a person who is not a prescribed discarding witness if no other prescribed discarding witness is reasonably available to witness its discarding. (4) A person complies with this section if the person destroys the medicine so that it is unable to be used. prescribed discarding witness means a person prescribed under section 545 (Prescribed witnesses for discarding of controlled medicines—Act, s 54 (a) and (b)) for the discarding of a controlled Note A medicine must not be discarded in a way that creates a risk to the health or safety of people or is likely to cause damage to property or the environment (see Act, s 34 (3)).