128ADestruction of unusable or unwanted drugs of addiction in managed correctional centres

#### 128A Destruction of unusable or unwanted drugs of addiction in managed correctional centres 128A Destruction of unusable or unwanted drugs of addiction in managed correctional centres > > (1) The management company for a managed correctional centre may arrange for unusable or unwanted drugs of addiction at the managed correctional centre to be destroyed by a responsible person in the presence of another person who is— > > > > > (a) a pharmacist, or > > > > > (b) a medical practitioner, or > > > > > (c) a nurse practitioner, or > > > > > (d) a dentist. > > > (2) A responsible person who destroys a drug of addiction under this clause must make a record of the destruction in the managed correctional centre’s drug register that includes the following— > > > > > (a) the date of the destruction, > > > > > (b) the responsible person’s name, signature and registration number under the [Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-86a), > > > > > (c) the name, signature and registration number under the [Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-86a) of the person who witnessed the destruction, > > > > > (d) the quantity of the drug of addiction destroyed. > > > (3) A management company for a managed correctional centre must appoint, by written instrument, a pharmacist employed at the managed correctional centre as the responsible person for the purposes of this clause. > > > (4) If there is no pharmacist employed at the managed correctional centre, an authorised practitioner or nurse in charge may be appointed. > > > (5) This clause does not apply to the destruction of drugs of addiction at a retail pharmacy located at a managed correctional centre. > > > (6) In this clause— > > > > authorised practitioner does not include a veterinary practitioner. > > > > responsible person means a person appointed under subclause (3) or (4). > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > **cl 128A:** Ins 2016 (409), Sch 1 \[8\]. Rep 2018 (655), Sch 1 \[20\]. Ins 2021 (386), Sch 1\[25\].