Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2006 - SECT 25

Persons authorised to write prescriptions

25. Persons authorised to write prescriptions



(1) A person other than a registered medical practitioner, veterinary
practitioner or dentist must not write a prescription for a Schedule 9 poison.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(2) A person other than a registered medical practitioner, veterinary
practitioner, dentist or nurse practitioner must not write a prescription for
a Schedule 8 poison.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(3) A person other than a registered medical practitioner, veterinary
practitioner, dentist, nurse practitioner, an authorised optometrist or an
authorised podiatrist must not write a prescription for a Schedule 4 poison.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(4) A registered medical practitioner or dentist must not write a prescription
for a Schedule 4 poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison other than for
the treatment of a person named on the prescription.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(5) A nurse practitioner must not write a prescription for a Schedule 4 poison
or Schedule 8 poison other than for the treatment of a person named on the
prescription.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(6) An authorised optometrist or an authorised podiatrist must not write a
prescription for a Schedule 4 poison other than for the treatment of a person
named on the prescription.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(7) A veterinary practitioner must not write a prescription for a Schedule 4
poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison other than for the treatment of
an animal named or described on the prescription.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.