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National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960
19BRestriction on using PBS and NHS forms
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#### 19B Restriction on using PBS and NHS forms
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) he or she writes a prescription on a form bearing the letters ‘PBS’, ‘NHS’ or ‘N. H. S’; and
(b) the prescription is not written in accordance with, or for a purpose authorised by, these Regulations; and
(c) the letters ‘PBS’, ‘NHS’ or ‘N. H. S’ (as the case may be) are not clearly struck out, or obliterated.
Penalty: 0.4 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
> Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.