87AApplication of Act to interstate prescribers

### 87A Application of Act to interstate prescribers > [*\[Section 87A Inserted by No. 26 of 2025, s. 13, Applied:16 Feb 2026\]*](/view/html/inforce/2026-02-16/act-2025-026#GS13@EN) > > > (1)  This Act applies to interstate prescribers in relation to the writing and issuing of prescriptions for narcotic substances and restricted substances in so far as those prescriptions – > > > > > > (a) relate to the supply of such substances in Tasmania; or > > > > > > > (b) are issued by the interstate prescriber to residents of Tasmania. > > > (2)  It is the intention of Parliament that this Act should, so far as possible, operate in relation to – > > > > > > (a) the writing and issuing of prescriptions for narcotic substances and restricted substances by persons situated in or outside the territorial limits of this jurisdiction; and > > > > > > > (b) the sale and supply of narcotic substances and restricted substances in Tasmania on prescriptions that have been written or issued in or outside the territorial limits of this jurisdiction.