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National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017
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#### 43 Restriction on using PBS forms
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) he or she writes a prescription on a form bearing the letters “PBS”; and
(b) the prescription is not written in accordance with, or for a purpose authorised by, this instrument; and
(c) the letters “PBS” are not clearly struck out, or obliterated.
Penalty: 0.4 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.