Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2026
Sch 3 s 7Existing authorities under former Act, section 29 for Opioid Treatment Program
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Sch 3 s 7 Existing authorities under former Act, section 29 for Opioid Treatment Program
7 Existing authorities under former Act, section 29 for Opioid Treatment Program
(1) This section applies to a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner who, immediately before the commencement date, held an authority issued under the former Act, section 29 (an existing authority) to supply or issue a prescription for a Schedule 8 substance to a drug-dependent person as part of the Opioid Treatment Program.
(2) The medical practitioner or nurse practitioner is taken, on the commencement date, to hold an OTP registration under the new Act to supply or issue a prescription for the same Schedule 8 substance.
(3) The OTP registration is subject to the same conditions, if any, of the existing authority.
(4) The OTP registration, and any conditions of the OTP registration, may be varied by the Health Secretary in accordance with this regulation.
(5) The OTP registration remains in force until the earlier of the following—
(a) the end of the period specified in the existing authority, if any,
(b) the surrender of the OTP registration by the holder,
(c) the suspension or revocation of the OTP registration by the Health Secretary under this regulation.