127Administration of certain substances by disability service workers

127 Administration of certain substances by disability service workers

(1)  In this regulation –

[Regulation 127 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2022, No. 45, Applied:13 Jul 2022] [Regulation 127 Subregulation (1) amended by No. 6 of 2025, s. 28, Applied:01 Jul 2025] Department means the department that is responsible to the Minister to whom the administration of the Disability Rights, Inclusion and Safeguarding Act 2024 is assigned;

[Regulation 127 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2022, No. 45, Applied:13 Jul 2022] Secretary means the Secretary of the Department;

specified narcotic substance means –

(a) dexamphetamine; or

(b) [Regulation 127 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 22, Applied:31 Mar 2020] methylphenidate; or

(c) [Regulation 127 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 22, Applied:31 Mar 2020] lisdexamphetamine.

(2)  A person may administer, or make available for self-administration, to another person a medicinal poison, potent substance, restricted substance or specified narcotic substance if –

(a) the person administering or making available the poison or substance is –

(i) [Regulation 127 Subregulation (2) amended by No. 6 of 2025, s. 28, Applied:01 Jul 2025] employed by a disability services provider; and

(ii) acting in accordance with guidelines approved by the Secretary; and

(b) the person to whom the poison or substance is administered or made available –