121Self-administration by medical practitioners and dentists

121 Self-administration by medical practitioners and dentists

121 Self-administration by medical practitioners and dentists

(1) For the purposes of Division 1 of Part 2 of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985—

(a) a medical practitioner is authorised to self-administer a drug of addiction, but only if the medical practitioner does so for the purposes of medical treatment, and

(b) a dentist is authorised to self-administer a drug of addiction, but only if the dentist does so for the purposes of dental treatment.

(2) Subclause (1) does not authorise a medical practitioner or dentist to self-administer a drug of addiction for more than 7 days.

(3) However, a medical practitioner may self-administer a drug of addiction for more than 7 days if the medical practitioner does so in accordance with an authority issued under Part 8.

(4) This clause does not authorise a medical practitioner or dentist to self-administer an unregistered drug of addiction.

cl 121: Am 2018 (655), Sch 1 [17].