101Possession and supply of drugs of addiction

#### 101 Possession and supply of drugs of addiction 101 Possession and supply of drugs of addiction > > (1) The following persons are authorised to have possession of, and to supply, drugs of addiction— > > > > > (a) an authorised practitioner, > > > > > (b) the chief pharmacist of, and any pharmacist employed in dispensing medicines at, any public hospital or other public institution, > > > > > (c) the director of nursing of a hospital in which a pharmacist is not employed, > > > > > (d) the nurse or midwife in charge of a ward in a public hospital, > > > > > (e) a nurse or midwife who is approved for the time being by the Secretary for the purposes of this clause, or who belongs to a class of nurses or a class of midwives so approved, > > > > > (f) any other nurse or midwife, but for the purpose only of administering doses of such drugs to individual patients in a hospital or individual inmates in a managed correctional centre, > > > > > (g) a person— > > > > > > > (i) who is employed in the Ambulance Service of NSW as an ambulance officer or as an air ambulance flight nurse, and > > > > > > > (ii) who is approved for the time being by the Secretary for the purposes of this clause, > > > > > (h) a pharmacist at a managed correctional centre, but for the purpose only of supplying the drugs for use by individual inmates in the managed correctional centre. > > > (2) The following persons are authorised to have possession of (but not to supply) drugs of addiction— > > > > > (a) a person in charge of a laboratory used for the purpose of analysis, research or instruction, who is, or who belongs to a class of persons who are, authorised for the time being by the Secretary for the purposes of this clause, > > > > > (b) an analyst, > > > > > (c) a person acting under the direct personal supervision of a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b). > > > (3) This clause authorises a person referred to in subclause (1) or (2) to have possession of, or to supply, drugs of addiction for the purpose only of the lawful practice of the person’s profession or occupation. > > > (4) For the purposes of the Act, section 4(1), the definition of Supply by wholesale, a management company for a managed correctional centre is authorised to be supplied with wholesale quantities of drugs of addiction. > > > (4A) A management company for a managed correctional centre must appoint, by written instrument, a pharmacist employed at the managed correctional centre to receive the drugs of addiction authorised to be supplied to the management company. > > > (4B) If there is no pharmacist employed at the managed correctional centre, an authorised practitioner, other than a veterinary practitioner, or nurse in charge may be appointed. > > > (5) This clause does not authorise a nurse practitioner, midwife practitioner, dentist or veterinary practitioner to have possession of, or to supply, a type A drug of addiction (other than methylphenidate in solid dosage form, in the case of a veterinary practitioner). > > **cl 101:** Am 2014 (82), Sch 1 \[8\] \[9\]; 2016 (409), Sch 1 \[4\]; 2019 (477), Sch 1 \[4\]; 2021 (386), Sch 1\[12\]–\[14\].