861Dealings with regulated substances and regulated

861 Dealings with regulated substances and regulated therapeutic goods by public employees under chief health officer permit—Act, s 20 (1) (a) etc (1) A public employee is authorised to deal with a regulated substance, or regulated therapeutic good, in accordance with a permit issued by the chief health officer to the employee. (2) The permit must be in writing and include the following information: (a) the dealings with regulated substances or regulated therapeutic goods authorised by the permit; (b) the regulated substances or regulated therapeutic goods to which the permit relates; (c) the public employee or employees authorised under the permit; (d) any condition included in the permit by the chief health officer to which the permit is subject; (e) a unique identifying number; (f) when the permit ends. (3) For subsection (2) (c), the permit may identify a public employee authorised under the permit by— (a) naming the employee; or (b) nominating the occupant of a position (however described), at a particular time or from time to time. public employee includes a police officer.

861A Dealings with regulated substances and regulated therapeutic goods by public employees under director-general authorisation—Act, s 20 (1) (d) and s 22 (1) (d) (1) Dealing with a regulated substance or regulated therapeutic good is authorised if the person who deals with the substance or good is— (a) a public employee or a member of a class of public employees (however described); and (b) authorised by the director-general to deal with the substance or good within the scope of the person’s employment. Note Power to make an authorisation includes power to make different provision in relation to different matters or different classes of matters (see Legislation Act, s 48). (2) The authorisation must be in writing and include the following (a) the dealings with regulated substances or regulated therapeutic goods authorised; (b) the regulated substances or regulated therapeutic goods to which the authorisation relates; (c) the public employee or the class of employees authorised; (d) any condition to which the authorisation is subject; (e) a unique identifying number for the authorisation; (f) the date the authorisation begins and the date when the authorisation ends. (3) For subsection (2) (c), the authorisation may identify a public employee by— (a) naming the employee; or

(b) nominating the occupant of a position (however described), at a particular time or from time to time. Note 1 The director-general may delegate the director-general’s function under this section to a public employee or another person (see Public Sector Management Act 1994, s 20). Note 2 The instrument making or evidencing a delegation may provide that the delegation has effect only in stated circumstances or subject to stated conditions, limitations or directions (see Legislation Act, s 234). (4) An authorisation is a notifiable instrument. public employee includes a police officer.