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POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 121 Self-administration by medical practitioners and dentists

POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 121

Self-administration by medical practitioners and dentists

121 Self-administration by medical practitioners and dentists

(1) For the purposes of Division 1 of Part 2 of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 --
(a) a medical practitioner is authorised to self-administer a drug of addiction, but only if the medical practitioner does so for the purposes of medical treatment, and
(b) a dentist is authorised to self-administer a drug of addiction, but only if the dentist does so for the purposes of dental treatment.
(2) Subclause (1) does not authorise a medical practitioner or dentist to self-administer a drug of addiction for more than 7 days.
(3) However, a medical practitioner may self-administer a drug of addiction for more than 7 days if the medical practitioner does so in accordance with an authority issued under Part 8.
(4) This clause does not authorise a medical practitioner or dentist to self-administer an unregistered drug of addiction.