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POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - APPENDIX C

POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - APPENDIX C

Appendix C

(Clause 129)

Note : Clause 129 provides that each person who is authorised by this Appendix to possess and use a substance is also authorised to be supplied with the substance, whether by wholesale or otherwise, by the holder of a wholesaler's licence or wholesaler's authority.

1 Medical superintendents of hospitals

The medical superintendent of a hospital is authorised to possess and, if the medical superintendent is an authorised practitioner, use any Schedule 2, 3 or 4 substance that is required for use in connection with the medical treatment of persons at the hospital.

3 Podiatrists

A registered podiatrist is authorised to possess and use a Schedule 2, 3 or 4 substance that is a synthetic local anaesthetic if required for use in connection with the practice podiatry.

4 Dental therapists or oral health therapists

(1) A dental therapist or oral health therapist is authorised to possess and use the following substances if required for use in connection with dental therapy or oral health therapy--
benzocaine
lignocaine
mepivacaine
prilocaine
procaine
tetracycline (in preparations for treatment of dental pulp)
triamcinolone (in preparations for treatment of dental pulp)

5 Dental hygienists

(1) A dental hygienist is authorised to possess and use the following substances if required for use in connection with his or her practice as a dental hygienist--
(a) benzocaine,
(b) lignocaine,
(c) mepivacaine,
(d) prilocaine,
(e) procaine,
(f) a Schedule 2, 3 or 4 substance that is a synthetic local anaesthetic.

6 Registered nurses involved in vaccination programs

A person who is a registered nurse and who is employed in connection with a vaccination program carried out in a public institution or place of work is authorised to possess and use vaccines if required for use in vaccinating humans.

7 Emergency medical treatment by ambulance officers

A person--

(a) who is employed in the Ambulance Service of NSW as an ambulance officer or as an air ambulance flight nurse, and
(b) who is approved for the time being by the Secretary for the purposes of this clause,
is authorised to possess and use any Schedule 2, 3 or 4 substance that is approved by the Secretary for use by such persons in the carrying out of emergency medical treatment.

8 Emergency medical treatment of divers

A person--

(a) who is a dive medical technician within the NSW Police Force, and
(b) whose duties include the carrying out (under the supervision of a medical practitioner who is qualified in underwater medicine) of emergency medical treatment on divers,
is authorised to possess and use any substance referred to in the Table to this clause if the substance is required for the emergency medical treatment of divers and the substance complies with the requirements as to form and strength set out in that Table opposite that substance.

Table

Substance Form Strength
adrenaline ampoule not more than 0.01 per cent
amoxycillin with clavulanic acid tablet not more than 500 milligrams (amoxycillin) and 125 milligrams (clavulanic acid)
atropine ampoule not more then 600 micrograms per ampoule
dexamethasone with framycetin and gramicidin ear drops not more than 500 micrograms (dexamethasone), 5 milligrams (framycetin) and 50 micrograms (gramicidin)
diazepam ampoule not more than 10 milligrams per ampoule
diclofenac tablet not more than 50 milligrams
frusemide ampoule not more than 20 milligrams per ampoule
heparin ampoule not more than 25,000 units per 5 millilitres
lignocaine ampoule not more than 1 per cent
lignocaine with chlorhexidine ampoule not more than 2 per cent
metronidazole tablet not more than 200 milligrams
naloxone ampoule not more than 400 micrograms per ampoule
piroxicam gel not more than 0.5 per cent
prochlorperazine ampoule not more than 12.5 milligrams per ampoule
prochlorperazine tablet not more than 5 milligrams
trimethoprim with sulfamethoxazole tablet not more than 160 milligrams (trimethoprim) and 800 milligrams (sulfamethaxozone)

9 General first aid

A person who holds a current occupational first-aid certificate approved by the WorkCover Authority in accordance with the regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 is authorised to possess and use methoxyflurane and nitrous oxide if required in connection with the carrying out of first aid.

10 Industrial first aid

A person who is in control of an industrial first aid post is authorised to possess and use any Schedule 2 substance that is required in connection with the carrying out of industrial first aid.

11 First aid in mines

A person who is trained and authorised to administer first aid at a mine (within the meaning of the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013 ) is authorised to possess and use methoxyflurane and nitrous oxide if required for use in connection with the carrying out of first aid at a mine.

12 Asthma first aid

A person who holds a current emergency asthma management certificate issued by an organisation approved by the Secretary for the purposes of clause 18(3) of this Regulation is authorised to possess and use salbutamol or terbutaline in metered aerosols if required in connection with the carrying out of first aid.

13 Anaphylaxis first aid

A person is authorised to possess and use adrenaline if--

(a) if the person requires the adrenaline for use in connection with the carrying out of anaphylaxis first aid, and
(b) the adrenaline is contained in single use automatic injectors that have been filled by the manufacturer and that deliver no more than 0.3 milligrams of adrenaline each, and
(c) the person holds a current first aid certificate issued after completion of a first aid course approved by the WorkCover Authority as referred to in regulations made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 , and the person has received training on the symptoms and first aid management of anaphylaxis from--
(i) a first aid training organisation approved by the WorkCover Authority, or
(ii) any other organisation approved by the Secretary for the purposes of clause 18(5)(b)(ii) of this Regulation.

14 Ski rescue

A ski patroller who holds a valid first aid certificate issued by the Australian Ski Patrol Association for use in ski patrol duties is authorised to possess and use methoxyflurane, nitrous oxide and trichloroethylene if required for use in connection with the carrying out of ski rescues.

15 Animal feedstuff production

(1) A person who is authorised under this Regulation to obtain a Schedule 2, 3 or 4 substance is authorised to possess and use the substance if the substance is required for use in connection with the commercial production of animal feedstuff or feedstuff premixes.
(2) In this clause, a reference to an animal feedstuff or feedstuff premix is a reference to a feedstuff or feedstuff premix containing a Schedule 2, 3 or 4 substance at such a level, or in such a form--
(a) that Schedule 5 or 6 to the Poisons List applies to the substance, or
(b) that the substance is not a poison.

16 Bee keeping

(1) A registered beekeeper is authorised to possess and use oxytetracycline in the form of a stock medicine (within the meaning of the Stock Medicines Act 1989 ) if--
(a) required by the registered beekeeper for use in the treatment or prevention of European Foulbrood disease in bees, and
(b) the registered beekeeper holds a written authority (issued by the Secretary of the Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development) recommending the use, by that person, of that substance for that purpose.
(2) In this clause--


"registered beekeeper" means a person registered to keep bees under the Biosecurity Act 2015 .

17 Persons licensed to manufacture or supply drugs of addiction

The holder of a licence under Part 8 to manufacture or supply drugs of addiction is authorised to possess and use any Schedule 2, 3 or 4 substance that the holder of the licence requires for use in accordance with that licence.

18 Miscellaneous trades and industries

A person who is engaged in any of the following activities is authorised to possess and use any Schedule 2 or 3 substance that is required for use in connection with that activity--

(a) jewellery manufacture,
(b) electroplating,
(c) paint manufacture,
(d) ferrous hardening,
(e) commercial pest control,
(f) mining gold or other precious metals,
(g) refining non-ferrous metals.

19 Scientifically qualified persons

A scientifically qualified person in charge of a laboratory or department, or a person acting under the direct personal supervision of such a person, is authorised to possess and use any Schedule 2, 3 or 4 substance that is required for the conduct of medical or scientific research or instruction or the conduct of quality control or analysis.

20 Masters of ships

The master of a ship is authorised to possess and use any Schedule 2, 3 or 4 substance that is required by law to be carried on the ship for use in connection with the medical treatment of persons on the ship.

21 Responsible persons at managed correctional centres

(1) A responsible person for a managed correctional centre is authorised to possess and, if the responsible person is an authorised practitioner, use a Schedule 2, 3 or 4 substance that is required in connection with the medical treatment of inmates at the managed correctional centre.
(2) A management company for a managed correctional centre must appoint, by written instrument, a pharmacist employed at the managed correctional centre as the responsible person for the purposes of this clause.
(3) If there is no pharmacist employed at the managed correctional centre, an authorised practitioner or nurse in charge may be appointed.
(4) In this clause--


"authorised practitioner" does not include a veterinary practitioner.


"responsible person" means a person appointed under subclause (2) or (3).