Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2006 - SECT 57

PART 4 SCHEDULE 3 POISONS

Therapeutic need to be determined-registered medical practitioners

57. Therapeutic need to be determined-registered medical practitioners

A registered medical practitioner must not administer, prescribe, sell or
supply a Schedule 3 poison unless-

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

   (b)  he or she has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need
        exists for that poison.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.