174BObjects

174B Objects

174B Objects

The objects of this Part are to—

(a) establish a system for—

(i) the real time monitoring of the prescribing and supply of monitored medicines, and

(ii) managing the prescribing, supply and administration of substances that require an authority under the Act or this regulation, and

(b) require the establishment of a database of information about the—

(i) prescribing and supply of monitored medicines, and

(ii) prescribing, supply and administration of substances that require an authority under the Act or this regulation, and

(c) authorise the following persons to provide information for inclusion in the database—

(i) prescribers, pharmacists and data source entities,

(ii) other persons administering, supplying or issuing a prescription for a patient,

(iii) the Secretary, and

(d) allow for the use and disclosure of information in the database for purposes that include—

(i) monitoring the prescribing and supply of monitored medicines, and

(ii) regulating the prescribing, supply and administration of substances that require an authority under the Act or this regulation.

cl 174B: Ins 2021 (134), Sch 1[1]. Am 2023 (302), Sch 1[10].