Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2006 - SECT 11

Therapeutic need to be determined-authorised optometrists

11. Therapeutic need to be determined-authorised optometrists

An authorised optometrist must not administer, prescribe, sell or supply a
Schedule 4 poison unless-

   (a)  that poison is for the ocular treatment of a person under his or her
        care; and

   (b)  the optometrist has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic
        need exists for that poison.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.