Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2006 - SECT 63

Requirements to supply

63. Requirements to supply



(1) A registered medical practitioner, pharmacist, veterinary practitioner,
dentist, nurse practitioner, an authorised optometrist or an authorised
podiatrist who sells or supplies a Schedule 3 poison to a person must-

   (a)  personally deliver or personally supervise its delivery to the person;
        and

   (b)  provide directions for the use of the Schedule 3 poison; and

   (c)  place a label on the container which uniquely identifies the supplier.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a pharmacist who sells or supplies a
Schedule 3 poison by wholesale.

(3) Subregulations (1)(a) and (b) do not apply to a pharmacist who sells or
supplies a Schedule 3 poison on the prescription of a registered medical
practitioner, veterinary practitioner, dentist, nurse practitioner, an
authorised optometrist or an authorised podiatrist.