Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2026
171Establishment and purpose of database
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171 Establishment and purpose of database
171 Establishment and purpose of database
(1) The Health Secretary must establish and maintain a database to record data about—
(a) the supply and issue of prescriptions for monitored medicines, and
(b) the supply, administration and issue of prescriptions for scheduled substances in circumstances where the activities require an approval or an OTP registration.
(2) The Health Secretary may enter into an agreement with a person, or a person who engages another person, to operate and maintain the database.
(3) The person may, subject to the terms of the agreement, exercise the functions of the Health Secretary under this part.