38Use of needles, sharps and other articles

38 Use of needles, sharps and other articles

38 Use of needles, sharps and other articles

(1) A person who carries out a skin penetration procedure must not use a needle that has previously been used in a skin penetration procedure.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A person who uses a needle in a skin penetration procedure must dispose of the needle in the appropriate sharps container immediately after completing the procedure.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) A person who uses an article in a skin penetration procedure that is manufactured for a single use only must dispose of the article immediately after completing the procedure.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(4) A person who uses a non-reusable sharp in a skin penetration procedure must dispose of the sharp in the appropriate sharps container immediately after completing the procedure.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(5) A person must not use an article that may penetrate the skin of a person in a skin penetration procedure unless it is clean and has been sterilised and kept in a sterile environment.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(6) A person must not use an article in a skin penetration procedure if the article has previously been used in a skin penetration procedure but did not penetrate the skin of the person undergoing the previous procedure unless the article has been cleaned and kept in a clean condition.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(7) (Repealed)

s 38: Am 2025 (624), Sch 1[2].