128JRecords to be kept by authorised disposer

128J Records to be kept by authorised disposer

128J Records to be kept by authorised disposer

(1) An authorised disposer must, in accordance with this clause, keep written records of voluntary assisted dying substances received for disposal and disposed of by the authorised disposer.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A record of the receipt of a voluntary assisted dying substance must be made on the day the substance is received and include the following—

(a) the name of the substance,

(b) the quantity received,

(c) the name and address of the person from whom the substance was received,

(d) the name and address of the patient for whom the substance was prescribed,

(e) the date the substance was received for disposal and the record made,

(f) the name and signature of the person making the record.

(3) A record of the disposal of a voluntary assisted dying substance must be made on the day the substance is disposed of and include the following—

(a) the name of the substance,

(b) the quantity disposed of,

(c) the means of disposal,

(d) if the substance is disposed of by destruction in accordance with clause 128LA(2)—the name, registration number and signature of the relevant practitioner in whose presence the substance was destroyed,

(e) the date the substance was disposed of and the record made,

(f) the name and signature of the person making the record.

Note—

A record kept under this clause may be kept in a drug register.

cl 128J: Ins 2016 (409), Sch 1 [9]. Rep 2018 (655), Sch 1 [21]. Ins 2023 (548), Sch 1[6].