Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2006 - SECT 46

Administration of drugs and poisons to be authorised

46. Administration of drugs and poisons to be authorised



(1) A registered medical practitioner or dentist who orders the administration
of a Schedule 4 poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison to a person-

   (a)  must provide that instruction in writing in a legible and durable
        form; and

   (b)  must date and confirm that order with his or her signature.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(2) A nurse practitioner who orders the administration of a Schedule 4 poison
or Schedule 8 poison to a person-

   (a)  must provide that instruction in writing in a legible and durable
        form; and

   (b)  must date and confirm that order with his or her signature.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(3) An authorised optometrist or an authorised podiatrist who orders the
administration of a Schedule 4 poison to a person-

   (a)  must provide that instruction in writing in a legible and durable
        form; and

   (b)  must date and confirm that order with his or her signature.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(4) A person must not administer a Schedule 4 poison, Schedule 8 poison or
Schedule 9 poison to another person on the instruction of a registered medical
practitioner or dentist if-

   (a)  in the case of a Schedule 4 poison, it is more than 12 months after
        the date on which the instruction was given; or

   (b)  in the case of a Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison, it is more
        than 6 months after the date on which the instruction was given.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(5) A person must not administer a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison to
another person on the instruction of a nurse practitioner if-

   (a)  in the case of a Schedule 4 poison, it is more than 12 months after
        the date on which the instruction was given; or

   (b)  in the case of Schedule 8 poison, it is more than 6 months after the
        date on which the instruction was given.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(6) A person must not administer a Schedule 4 poison to another person on the
instruction of an authorised optometrist or an authorised podiatrist if it is
more than 12 months after the date on which the instruction was given.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(7) A person referred to in Column 1 of Part 2 of the table in regulation 5
must not administer a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison other than to the
extent authorised by Column 2 of Part 2 of the Table.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.