Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2026
108Persons responsible for drug registers
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108 Persons responsible for drug registers
108 Persons responsible for drug registers
(1) The responsible person for a relevant place is as follows—
(a) for a hospital ward in a public health entity or private health facility—the director of nursing or, for a public health entity, a person appointed by the chief executive of the public health entity,
(b) for a public hospital pharmacy—the director of pharmacy,
(c) for a dispensary in a private health facility—the licensee of the private health facility or a person appointed by the licensee,
(d) for a residential care facility—the authorised person for the residential care facility,
(e) for a managed correctional centre—the person appointed for the managed correctional centre under subsection (4),
(f) for a clinic or other area in a correctional centre controlled by the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network—the director of nursing,
(g) for a public OTP clinic—the medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, midwife or pharmacist in charge of the public OTP clinic,
(h) for a private OTP clinic—the holder of the obtain licence for the private OTP clinic,
(i) for a pharmacy—the holder of a financial interest, within the meaning of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), Schedule 5F, in the pharmacy,
(j) for a veterinary hospital—the holder of the veterinary hospital licence under the Veterinary Practice Act 2003,
(k) for another place referred to in section 107(j)—
(i) the holder of a wholesaler licence, or
(ii) the holder of a DMT authority, or
(iii) the holder of an authority granted by the Health Secretary under section 25, 43 or 74, or
(iv) the holder of an obtain licence, or
(v) if subparagraphs (i)–(iv) do not apply—an authorised practitioner employed or engaged at the place, or