56Records to be kept of certain supply of restricted substances

#### 56 Records to be kept of certain supply of restricted substances 56 Records to be kept of certain supply of restricted substances > > (1) An authorised practitioner who supplies a restricted substance— > > > > > (a) must record the name, strength and quantity of the substance supplied and the date on which it was supplied, and > > > > > (b) must record— > > > > > > > (i) if the supply of the restricted substance is for a patient—the name and address of the patient, or > > > > > > > (ii) if the supply of the restricted substance is for an animal—the species of the animal and the name and address of the animal’s owner, or > > > > > > > (iii) if the restricted substance is azithromycin and the supply is for a patient’s partner for the treatment of chlamydia—the name and email address or mobile phone number of the partner, and > > > > > (c) must keep the record of the supply of the substance at the hospital, surgery or office of the person supplying the substance. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both. > > > (2) In this clause— > > > > partner of a patient includes any of the following— > > > > > (a) the patient’s spouse, > > > > > (b) the patient’s de facto partner, > > > > > (c) a person with whom the patient is or was in a sexual relationship. > > > (3) (Repealed) > > **cl 56:** Am 2016 (287), Sch 1 \[3\] \[4\]; 2017 (689), cl 3 (2).