Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966
24Regulations under Division 1 of Part 4
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 24
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966.
24 Regulations under Division 1 of Part 4
24 Regulations under Division 1 of Part 4
(1) Without limiting the generality of section 45C, the Governor may, for the purpose of preventing the improper use of drugs of addiction, make regulations under this Division for or with respect to—
(a) prohibiting the manufacture of any drug of addiction except on premises licensed for the purpose and subject to the conditions specified in the licence,
(b) prohibiting the manufacture or supply of any such drug except by persons licensed or otherwise authorised under the regulations and subject to any conditions specified in the licence or authority,
(c) prohibiting the issue by persons other than medical practitioners, nurse practitioners, midwife practitioners, dentists or veterinary practitioners of prescriptions containing any such drug,
(d) prohibiting or regulating the issue by medical practitioners, nurse practitioners, midwife practitioners, dentists or veterinary practitioners of prescriptions containing any such drug, the dispensing of such prescriptions, and the supply of any such drugs thereunder,
(e) requiring persons engaged in the manufacture or supply of any such drug to keep such books and furnish such information either in writing or otherwise to such persons as may be prescribed, and making provision for the inspection of such books and records by prescribed persons,
(f) fixing the fees to be paid in respect of any licence, inspection, permit, or authority made or issued under the regulations,
(g) providing for the forfeiture of any such drug unlawfully in the possession of any person,
(h) providing that any specified breach of the regulations shall be regarded as “misconduct in a professional respect” within the meaning of any Act,
(h1) prohibiting or regulating the administering, otherwise than on the order of a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, midwife practitioner or dentist, of any drug of addiction, and
(i) generally, regulating and controlling the manufacture, possession and supply of drugs of addiction.
(j) (Repealed)
(2) Regulations shall be made under this Division making provision for or with respect to—