Schedule 1 Medicines—health-related
occupations authorisations
(see s 30, s 50, s 60, s 110, s 350, s 370 and s 380)
Part 1.1 Ambulance services, officers and
paramedics
item
1 ambulance officer or paramedic
employed by Commonwealth,
Territory or State
within scope of employment, do any of
(a) obtain medicines;
(c) administer medicines
Note Paramedic does not include a person holding student, limited or provisional registration to
practise in the profession (see dict).
2 person in charge of ambulance
service operated by
Commonwealth, Territory or
State
within scope of employment, do any of
(a) issue purchase orders for medicines;
(b) obtain medicines mentioned in
(d) supply medicines to ambulance
officers and paramedics in
ambulance service
Dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists and oral health therapists Part 1.2
Part 1.2 Dentists, dental hygienists,
dental therapists and oral health
therapists
item
1 dentist to the extent necessary to practise dentistry
(c) possess medicines
(f) supply medicines to patients during
with s 161;
(g) supply medicines for administration to
patients at dental surgery to people
authorised to administer them
Note Dentist does not include a trainee dentist (see dict).
2 trainee dentist to the extent necessary to practise dentistry or
undertake training, and under supervision of
dentist, do any of the following:
with prescription (whether or not
issued by themself or dentist);
(d) prescribe medicines for administration
at institution or dental surgery
Part 1.2 Dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists and oral health therapists
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3 dental hygienist within the scope of employment, to the
extent necessary to practise as dental
hygienist, and in a structured professional
(a) obtain medicines from dentist
authorised to possess them;
(b) possess medicines mentioned in
(c) administer medicines mentioned in
par (a) in accordance with dentist’s
prescription
4 dental therapist within the scope of employment, to the
extent necessary to practise as dental
therapist, and in a structured professional
for medicines for topical dental use
and for local anaesthetics;
(b) obtain medicines mentioned in par (a);
(d) administer medicines mentioned in
par (a)
Dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists and oral health therapists Part 1.2
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5 oral health therapist within the scope of employment, to the
extent necessary to practise as an oral health
therapist, and in a structured professional
for medicines for topical dental use
and for local anaesthetics;
(b) obtain medicines mentioned in par (a);
(d) administer medicines mentioned in
par (a)
Part 1.3 Doctors
Part 1.3 Doctors
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1 doctor to the extent necessary to practise medicine
(f) supply medicines to patients during
consultations;
(g) supply medicines for administration to
patients to people authorised to
administer them;
(h) supply medicines dispensed for patient
(i) supply medicines dispensed for patient
(j) supply medicines to patients during
with s 161
Note For authorisation to issue standing
orders for administration of medicines at
institutions, see s 75.
Doctors Part 1.3
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2 intern doctor to the extent necessary to practise medicine
or undertake training or supervised practice,
and under supervision of doctor, do any of
with prescription (whether or not
issued by themself or another
prescriber);
(d) prescribe medicines for administration
at institution or surgery;
(e) prescribe medicines for patient on
patient’s discharge from institution;
Part 1.4 Health practitioners at institutions
Part 1.4 Health practitioners at
institutions
item
1 health practitioner employed
at institution
the following for the delivery of medicines
within the institution to a health practitioner
or health professional authorised to obtain
the medicines:
(a) obtain the medicines;
(b) possess the medicines;
(c) supply the medicines
Medical radiation practitioners Part 1.4A
Part 1.4A Medical radiation practitioners
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1 medical radiation practitioner to the extent necessary to practise as a
medical radiation practitioner in accordance
with the MRP registration standard and, if
employed, within the scope of employment,
(d) administer medicines
Note Medical radiation practitioner does not include a person holding student, limited or
provisional registration to practise in the profession (see dict).
Part 1.5 Midwives
Part 1.5 Midwives
item
1 midwife to the extent necessary to practise midwifery
(a) issue requisitions for medicines;
(b) obtain medicines on requisition;
(d) administer medicines in accordance
with prescription or standing order;
(e) supply medicines in accordance with a
standing order issued by chief health
officer or a requisition;
Nurses Part 1.6
Part 1.6 Nurses
item
1 nurse to the extent necessary to practise nursing
(a) issue requisitions for medicines;
(b) obtain medicines on requisition;
(d) administer medicines in accordance
with prescription or standing order;
(e) supply medicines in accordance with a
standing order issued by chief health
officer or a requisition;
Note Nurse does not include enrolled nurse (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).
2 trainee nurse if successfully completed pharmacology
units of nursing studies, to the extent
necessary to practise nursing as trainee nurse
or undertake training, and under supervision
of nurse or midwife, do any of the following:
(c) administer medicines to patients in
accordance with prescription
Part 1.6 Nurses
item
3 enrolled nurse to the extent necessary to practise nursing as
enrolled nurse and, if employed, within the
scope of employment, do any of the
with prescription
Opioid dependency treatment centres operated by Territory Part 1.7
Part 1.7 Opioid dependency treatment
centres operated by Territory
item
1 person in charge of opioid
dependency treatment centre
operated by Territory
to the extent necessary to treat patients of
centre and within the scope of employment,
for buprenorphine and methadone;
(b) obtain buprenorphine and methadone
on purchase orders and requisitions;
(c) supply buprenorphine and methadone
to health practitioners at centre for
patients of centre
2 doctor or nurse at opioid
dependency treatment centre
operated by Territory
to the extent necessary to treat patients of
centre and within the scope of employment,
supply buprenorphine and methadone to
patients of centre for self-administration
outside centre if—
(a) supply is in accordance with
prescription; and
(b) medicine is labelled as if dispensed
(c) labelled medicine checked by another
health practitioner before supply
Note 1 For authorisation of doctor to issue
standing orders for administration of
medicines at centre, see s 75.
Note 2 For labelling of dispensed medicines, see
s 123.
Part 1.8 Optometrists
Part 1.8 Optometrists
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1 optometrist to the extent necessary to practise optometry
employment, to deal as follows with
medicines mentioned in the medicines and
poisons standard, schs 2, 3 and 4:
(a) issue purchase orders for the
medicines;
(b) issue requisitions for the medicines;
(c) obtain the medicines;
(d) possess the medicines;
(e) administer the medicines
Pharmacists and employees Part 1.9
Part 1.9 Pharmacists and employees
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1 pharmacist to the extent necessary to practise pharmacy
(d) dispense medicines;
(e) administer medicines;
(f) manufacture medicines to dispense or
supply them on requisition;
(g) supply pharmacy medicines;
(h) if pharmacist at institution—supply
pharmacist only medicines without
(i) if pharmacist at community
pharmacy—supply pharmacist only
medicines without prescription but in
accordance with the Act, s 7;
(j) supply medicines on purchase order,
requisition or standing order
Note 1 Manufacture—see the Act, dictionary.
Part 1.9 Pharmacists and employees
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2 intern pharmacist to the extent necessary to practise pharmacy
or undertake training or supervised practice,
(a) under direct supervision of pharmacist
do 1 or more of the following:
(i) administer medicines;
(ii) if intern pharmacist at
institution—supply pharmacist
only medicines without
(iii) if intern pharmacist at
community pharmacy—supply
pharmacist only medicines
without prescription but in
accordance with the Act, s 7;
(iv) to obtain, possess and supply
medicines for the purpose of
assisting pharmacist to dispense
(b) under supervision of pharmacist, do
1 or more of the following:
(i) obtain medicines;
(ii) possess medicines;
(iii) supply pharmacy medicines;
(iv) supply medicines on requisition
3 employee assisting pharmacist
employed at hospital
within the scope of employment and under
direct supervision of pharmacist, do any of
(a) obtain medicines;
(c) to obtain, possess and supply
medicines for the purpose of assisting
pharmacist to dispense them;
(d) supply medicines on requisition
Pharmacists and employees Part 1.9
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4 employee at a community
pharmacy
within the scope of employment and—
(a) under supervision of pharmacist,
supply—
(i) pharmacy medicines; or
(ii) pharmacist only medicines
supplied in person to customer
by pharmacist if supply is for
purpose of sale of medicine; or
(iii) medicines dispensed at the
pharmacy if the delivery or sale
is to the person for whom the
medicine is prescribed or the
person’s agent; and
(b) under supervision of pharmacist,
obtain and possess medicines for
purpose of par (a); and
(c) under direct supervision of pharmacist,
do any of the following for purpose of
assisting pharmacist to dispense
medicines:
(i) obtain the medicines;
(ii) possess the medicines
Part 1.10 Podiatrists
Part 1.10 Podiatrists
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1 podiatrist to the extent necessary to practise podiatry
for adrenaline and local anaesthetics;
(b) obtain adrenaline and local
anaesthetics;
(c) possess adrenaline and local
anaesthetics;
(d) administer adrenaline and local
anaesthetics
Residential care facilities Part 1.11
Part 1.11 Residential care facilities
item
1 director of nursing for
residential aged care facility
without pharmacy
medical superintendent for
residential aged care facility
without pharmacy
(a) issue purchase orders for following
medicines for emergency
administration to residents at facility
under direction of prescriber:
(i) pharmacy medicines, pharmacist
only medicines and prescription
only medicines;
(ii) not more than 30 ampoules, each
of 1mL or less, of morphine
sulphate, at a concentration of
30mg or less of morphine
sulphate per mL;
(iii) not more than 5 ampoules, each
of 1mL or less, of
hydromorphone, at a
concentration of 2mg or less of
hydromorphone per mL;
(b) obtain the medicines mentioned in
(c) possess the medicines mentioned in
(d) supply medicines mentioned in par (a)
to health practitioner at facility for
administration to residents
Note 1 No authorisation is required for
certain dealings with residents’ own
medicines, see s 371.
Part 1.11 Residential care facilities
item
Note 2 For the administration of medicines
by staff, see s 361.
Note 3 For authorisation of doctor to issue
standing orders for administration of
medicines at facility, see s 75.
2 director of nursing for
residential disability care
medical superintendent for
residential disability care
(a) issue purchase orders for medicines
(other than controlled medicines) for
emergency administration to residents
at facility under direction of
prescriber;
(b) obtain the medicines;
(c) possess the medicines;
(d) supply the medicines to health
practitioner at facility for
administration to residents
Note See the notes to item 1.
Sales representatives for medicines manufacturers and wholesalers Part 1.12
Part 1.12 Sales representatives for
medicines manufacturers and
wholesalers
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1 representative of person
authorised (however described)
under corresponding law to
manufacture medicines
representative of medicines
wholesalers licence-holder
representative of person
authorised to supply medicines
under the Act, s 20 (4) (which is
about wholesalers who do not
have a place of business in the
ACT)
for purpose of supplying medicines (other
than controlled medicines) under
medicines Australia code of conduct, and
(a) obtain manufacturer’s packs of
medicines (other than controlled
medicines) from manufacturer or
wholesaler;
(b) possess medicines obtained under
(c) supply manufacturer’s packs of
medicines in accordance with
medicines Australia code of conduct
Part 1.13 Veterinary practitioners and employees
Part 1.13 Veterinary practitioners and
employees
item
1 veterinary practitioner to the extent necessary to practise veterinary medicine
and, if employed, within the scope of employment, do
any of the following:
(a) issue purchase orders for medicines;
(f) supply—
(i) pharmacy medicines if labelled with words
to the effect of ‘for animal treatment only’;
or
(ii) pharmacist only medicines supplied in
person by a veterinary practitioner if
labelled with words to the effect of ‘for
animal treatment only’; or
(iii) medicines to custodians of animals during
with s 161
Note Custodian, of an animal—see the dictionary.
Veterinary practitioners and employees Part 1.13
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2 veterinary
practitioner’s
employee
public employee
assisting veterinary
practitioner who is
public employee
within the scope of employment and under supervision
of veterinary practitioner, do any of the following:
(a) obtain medicines from veterinary practitioner
authorised to possess them;
(b) possess medicines mentioned in par (a);
(c) administer medicines mentioned in par (a) in
accordance with veterinary practitioner’s
(d) supply pharmacy medicines if labelled with
words to the effect of ‘for animal treatment
only’;
(e) supply pharmacist only medicines supplied in
person by a veterinary practitioner if supply is
for purpose of sale or delivery of medicine;
(f) supply medicines supplied in person by a
veterinary practitioner at the place of
employment if labelled in accordance with
s 161