(1) A medical practitioner, dentist, authorised health professional or
authorised nurse practitioner must not, without the authority of the
Secretary, make available a narcotic substance or a specified substance to any
person who he or she has reason to believe is a drug-dependent person.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(2) A medical practitioner, dentist, authorised health professional or
authorised nurse practitioner must not, without the authority of the
Secretary, make available a narcotic substance or a specified substance to a
person who he or she has reason to believe is exhibiting drug-seeking
behaviour. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(3) A medical practitioner, dentist, authorised health professional or
authorised nurse practitioner must not, without the authority of the
Secretary, make available a narcotic substance or a specified substance to any
person for any period longer than the prescribed period.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(4) A medical practitioner, dentist, authorised health professional or
authorised nurse practitioner must not, without the authority of the
Secretary, make available a narcotic substance or a specified substance to any
person who has a history of obtaining a notifiable restricted substance, a
narcotic substance or a prohibited substance for a non-medical purpose or of
unlawful possession or unlawful supply of a notifiable restricted substance,
narcotic substance or prohibited substance. Penalty: Fine not
exceeding 50 penalty units.
(5) A medical practitioner, dentist, authorised health professional or
authorised nurse practitioner must not make available a notifiable restricted
substance, a specified substance or a narcotic substance to any person if the
medical practitioner, dentist, authorised health professional or authorised
nurse practitioner knows or ought to know that the person is the subject of an
authority under section 59E(1) . Penalty: Fine not exceeding
50 penalty units.
(6) Subsection (5) does not apply in respect of the making available of a notifiable restricted substance, a specified substance or a narcotic substance to a medical practitioner, dentist, authorised health professional or authorised nurse practitioner authorised under section 59E(1) or to another medical practitioner, dentist, or authorised health professional employed in the same practice as the person so authorised.
(7) This section does not apply in respect of the making available of a
notifiable restricted substance, a specified substance or a narcotic substance
if the substance is made available –
(a) by a medical practitioner, dentist, authorised health professional or
authorised nurse practitioner, or class of medical practitioners, dentists,
authorised health professionals or authorised nurse practitioners; and
(b) in circumstances; and
(c) subject to conditions –
that are prescribed in the regulations.
