MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 2008 - SECT 38 Issuing purchase orders for declared substances

MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 2008 - SECT 38

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person issues a purchase order for a declared substance; and

        (b)     the person is not authorised to issue the purchase order for the substance.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is authorised to issue a purchase order for a declared substance; and

        (b)     the person issues a purchase order for the substance; and

        (c)     the purchase order does not comply with the requirements prescribed by regulation.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.