52Authority required to supply certain restricted substances

52 Authority required to supply certain restricted substances

52 Authority required to supply certain restricted substances

(1) This clause applies to the following substances—

acitretin

clomiphene

cyclofenil

dinoprost

dinoprostone

etretinate

follitropin beta

hydroxychloroquine

isotretinoin for oral use

luteinising hormone

tretinoin for oral use

urofollitropin (human follicle stimulating hormone)

(2) A person must not supply a substance to which this clause applies unless the person holds an authority under Part 8 to supply the substance.

(3) This clause does not apply to the supply of a substance—

(a) by wholesale, or

(b) by a veterinary practitioner, or

(c) by a pharmacist on the prescription of—

(i) a medical practitioner holding an authority under Part 8 to prescribe the substance, or

(ii) a veterinary practitioner, or

(d) by a person who is authorised by the Permanent Head of the Commonwealth Department of Health to supply the substance.

Maximum penalty—15 penalty units.

cl 52: Am 2020 (128), Sch 1[1]; 2021 (561), sec 3(2); 2023 (302), Sch 1[1].