New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 79

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.