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POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 79 Quantity and purpose of prescriptions to be appropriate

POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 79

Quantity and purpose of prescriptions to be appropriate

79 Quantity and purpose of prescriptions to be appropriate

An authorised practitioner must not issue a prescription for a drug of addiction in a quantity, or for a purpose, that does not accord with the recognised therapeutic standard of what is appropriate in the circumstances.

: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.