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Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008
16Quantity and purpose of prescriptions to be appropriate
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16 Quantity and purpose of prescriptions to be appropriate
> An authorised practitioner must not issue a prescription for a Schedule 2 or 3 substance in a quantity, or for a purpose, that does not accord with the recognised therapeutic standard of what is appropriate in the circumstances.
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> Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.