(ii) on and in accordance with a prescription for its supply to him or her issued by a person referred to in subparagraph (i) , acting in the course of the lawful practice of his or her profession or business.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
(1B) [Section 36 Subsection (1B) inserted by No. 78 of 2007, s. 8, Applied:01 Jul 2008] An authorised nurse practitioner in the lawful practice of his or her profession and to the extent of any authorisation conferred on him or her under section 25B is authorised to have in his or her possession, or to attempt to obtain possession of, a substance to which this section applies.
(1C) [Section 36 Subsection (1C) inserted by No. 73 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2014] A person is authorised, in respect of ambulance services, to have in his or her possession, or to attempt to obtain possession of, a substance to which this section applies to the extent the person is authorised under any Secretary's written authority for the use of the substance to which this section applies for ambulance services.
(2) A person is not guilty of an offence against subsection (1) by virtue of his having in his possession, or attempting to obtain possession of, a substance to which this section applies if he proves that he had possession, or attempted to obtain possession, of the substance only for the purpose of delivering it –
substance to which this section applies means a restricted substance that is declared by the Minister, by order, to be a substance to which this section applies.
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