59Administration of prescribed restricted substances

#### 59 Administration of prescribed restricted substances 59 Administration of prescribed restricted substances > > (1) A person must not self-administer a prescribed restricted substance, or administer a prescribed restricted substance to any other person, otherwise than— > > > > > (a) for the purposes of medical treatment prescribed by a medical practitioner, or > > > > > (b) for the purposes of dental treatment prescribed by a dentist, or > > > > > (c) for the purposes of treatment prescribed by— > > > > > > > (i) a nurse practitioner in the course of practising as a nurse practitioner, or > > > > > > > (ii) a midwife practitioner in the course of practising as a midwife practitioner, or > > > > > > > (iii) an optometrist in the course of practising as an optometrist, or > > > > > > > (iv) a podiatrist in the course of practising as a podiatrist. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (2) For the purposes of subclause (1), it is sufficient if the treatment referred to in subclause (1)(a) or (b) in relation to the self-administration of a prescribed restricted substance has been prescribed by the person by whom the substance is being self-administered. > > > (3) This clause has effect for the purposes of Division 1 of Part 2 of the [Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1985-226) in relation to any prescribed restricted substance that is included in Schedule 1 to that Act. > > **cl 59:** Am 2011 (480), Sch 1 \[12\].