3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

(1)  In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears –

Aboriginal health worker means a person who holds a Certificate III, or equivalent, in Aboriginal Primary Health Care from a registered training organisation;

Act means the Poisons Act 1971 ;

Ambulance Service means Ambulance Tasmania established under the Ambulance Service Act 1982 ;

approved name, in relation to a poison, restricted substance or narcotic substance means the name for that poison, restricted substance or narcotic substance determined in a manner approved by the Minister;

[Regulation 3 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2022, No. 45, Applied:13 Jul 2022] approved recording system means a system or method approved by the Secretary for the keeping of records of prescriptions;

authorised nurse means a nurse who holds a nurse's authority granted under regulation 35 ;

authorised officer, in relation to a medical institution, means –

(a) [Regulation 3 Subregulation (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 46, Applied:24 Oct 2022] a pharmacist employed as such in that institution or, where more than one pharmacist is employed, the chief pharmacist; or

(b) [Regulation 3 Subregulation (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 46, Applied:24 Oct 2022] where no pharmacist is employed in that institution, the medical practitioner in charge of that institution; or

(c) [Regulation 3 Subregulation (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 46, Applied:24 Oct 2022] where no pharmacist is employed in that institution and there is no medical practitioner in charge thereof, the registered nurse in charge of that institution;