17Prescriber bag supplies—supply of pharmaceutical benefits by approved pharmacists

#### 17 Prescriber bag supplies—supply of pharmaceutical benefits by approved pharmacists (1) An approved pharmacist commits an offence if: (a) he or she supplies a pharmaceutical benefit on an order lodged under regulation 16; and (b) neither of the following circumstances applies: (i) the pharmacist knows the practitioner whose signature appears on the order; (ii) if he or she does not know the practitioner, the pharmacist: (A) is given the full name and address of the practitioner by the person who lodged the order; and (B) if the practitioner is a medical practitioner—is given the medical registration number of the practitioner by the person who lodged the order; and (C) for any other practitioner—is given the number allotted to the approval for the practitioner by the Secretary under subregulation 8A(1) by the person who lodged the order; and (D) writes on the order form the details mentioned in sub‑subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C). Penalty: 0.4 penalty units. (2) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.