134Additional requirements for authorised practitioners and pharmacists

134 Additional requirements for authorised practitioners and pharmacists

134 Additional requirements for authorised practitioners and pharmacists

(1) This section applies to a supplier who is—

(a) an authorised practitioner, or

(b) a pharmacist in a pharmacy.

(2) A supplier who supplies a scheduled substance must ensure the substance is labelled as required by the Commonwealth Poisons Standard.

Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.

(3) The requirement in the Commonwealth Poisons Standard to include the name, address and telephone number of the dispenser on the label is a requirement to include the name and contact details of the pharmacy from which the substance is supplied, if the supplier is a pharmacist in a pharmacy.

(4) Subsection (2) extends to an authorised practitioner who gives a direction under section 26 to a person for the supply of a Schedule 2, 3, 4 or 8 substance by the person.