5Authorised practitioners

5 Authorised practitioners

5 Authorised practitioners

(1) For the Act, Schedule 3, definition of authorised practitioner, paragraph (a)(v), the following classes are prescribed—

(a) midwife practitioners,

(b) nurses, midwives, podiatrists and optometrists with an endorsement, to the extent the endorsement qualifies the nurse, midwife, podiatrist or optometrist to carry out the relevant activity.

Note—

An endorsement may qualify a health practitioner to administer, obtain, possess, prescribe, sell, supply or use a scheduled substance.

(2) Despite subsection (1), nurses, midwives, podiatrists and optometrists with an endorsement are not prescribed as authorised practitioners for the Act, section 24, definition of authorised person, paragraphs (a)(ii) and (c)(ii).