150Destruction of Schedule 8 substances at public health entities

150 Destruction of Schedule 8 substances at public health entities

150 Destruction of Schedule 8 substances at public health entities

(1) A pharmacist acting under the direction of a drug controller of a public health entity may destroy a Schedule 8 substance in the presence of one of the following (the witness)—

(a) a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, dentist or pharmacist,

(b) the nurse or midwife unit manager for a ward,

(c) a registered nurse or midwife authorised by written notice from the director of nursing at the public health entity.

(2) The pharmacist must ensure the following is recorded in the public health entity’s drug register when a Schedule 8 substance is destroyed—

(a) the date of the destruction,

(b) the name and quantity of the substance destroyed,

(c) the pharmacist’s name, professional registration number and signature,

(d) the witness’s name, professional registration number and signature.

(3) This section does not apply to a substance destroyed under section 151.

(4) In this section—

drug controller, of a public health entity, means—

(a) the director of pharmacy, or

(b) if there is no director of pharmacy—the person responsible for controlling Schedule 8 substances for the public health entity, or

(c) a pharmacist appointed, by written notice, as the drug controller by—

(i) the director of pharmacy, or

(ii) the person responsible for controlling Schedule 8 substances for the public health entity.