195Supplying or prescribing unregistered goods—the Act, s 12

195 Supplying or prescribing unregistered goods—the Act, s 12

195 Supplying or prescribing unregistered goods—the Act, s 12

(1) An authorised practitioner must not supply or prescribe scheduled substances that are not registered goods unless the authorised practitioner is a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, dentist, podiatrist with an endorsement, or optometrist with an endorsement

Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.

(2) A registered health practitioner must not administer scheduled substances that are not registered goods unless the registered health practitioner is—

(a) a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, dentist, podiatrist with an endorsement or optometrist with an endorsement, or

(b) acting under the direction of a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner or dentist, or

(c) for a Schedule 2, 3 or 4 substance—acting under the direction of a podiatrist with an endorsement or optometrist with an endorsement.

(3) This section does not apply to a veterinary practitioner.

(4) In this section—

registered goods has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods Act.