126ADestruction of unusable or unwanted drugs of addiction in public hospitals

#### 126A Destruction of unusable or unwanted drugs of addiction in public hospitals 126A Destruction of unusable or unwanted drugs of addiction in public hospitals > > (1) The authorised director of a public hospital may destroy any unusable or unwanted drug of addiction at the hospital but only in the presence of— > > > > > (a) a pharmacist, or > > > > > (b) a registered medical practitioner, or > > > > > (c) an authorised midwife, or > > > > > (d) an authorised nurse, or > > > > > (e) a registered dentist. > > > (2) A person who destroys a drug of addiction in accordance with this clause— > > > > > (a) must record the fact of the destruction of the drug by an entry in the drug register maintained by the hospital, and > > > > > (b) must ensure that the entry includes the relevant date and the name, professional registration number and signature of that person and the person who witnessed the destruction of the drug. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (3) In this clause— > > > > authorised director, in relation to a public hospital, means— > > > > > (a) the director of pharmacy at that hospital, or > > > > > (b) if no such position exists at that hospital, the person responsible for controlling drugs of addiction at that hospital, or > > > > > (c) a pharmacist authorised in writing for the purposes of this clause by the director of pharmacy or the person responsible for controlling drugs of addiction at the hospital. > > > > authorised midwife means a registered midwife who is in charge of a ward at a hospital or who is authorised by the director of nursing of a hospital to oversee the destruction of drugs at the hospital for the purposes of this clause. > > > > authorised nurse means a registered nurse who is in charge of a ward at the hospital or who is authorised by the director of nursing of a hospital to oversee the destruction of drugs at the hospital for the purposes of this clause. > > **cl 126A:** Am 2011 (480), Sch 1 \[16\].