Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) The following people are prescribed as witnesses in relation to the discarding of a controlled medicine:
(a) an ambulance officer employed by the Commonwealth, the Territory or a State;
(b) an approved analyst;
(c) a dentist;
(d) a doctor;
(e) a medicines and poisons inspector;
(f) a midwife;
(g) a nurse;
(h) a nurse practitioner;
(i) a pharmacist;
(j) a veterinary surgeon.
Note 1 Approved analyst —see the dictionary.
Note 2 Dentist , doctor , "pharmacist" and veterinary surgeon does not include an intern or trainee (see defs of these terms in dict).
Note 3 Nurse does not include an enrolled nurse (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).
Note 4 See s 390 for the discarding of the residue of a controlled medicine left after administration.
(2) However, a person mentioned in subsection (1) must not be a prescribed witness to the discarding of a controlled medicine if the person is—
(a) related to, a close friend of or employed by the person discarding the medicine; or
(b) the supervisor of the person discarding the medicine; or
(c) supervised by the person discarding the medicine.