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POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 23 Quantity and purpose of supply to be appropriate

POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 23

Quantity and purpose of supply to be appropriate

23 Quantity and purpose of supply to be appropriate

An authorised practitioner, pharmacist or retail dealer must not supply any poison--

(a) in the case of a therapeutic substance, in a quantity, or for a purpose, that does not accord with the recognised therapeutic standard of what is appropriate in the circumstances, or
(b) in any other case, for a purpose other than that stated on its container or for a purpose other than that for which it is normally used.
: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months, or both.