Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The CHO may, by notice published on the Agency's website, authorise a person, or a class of health practitioners, to possess, supply or administer stated Schedule 3, 4 or 8 substances in an emergency relating to public health (an emergency authorisation ).
(2) To avoid doubt, the emergency authorisation may be made even if no declaration of a public health emergency is in force under the Public and Environmental Health Act 2011 .
(3) However, the CHO may make the emergency authorisation for a person who is not a health practitioner only if the CHO considers the person is appropriately qualified to possess, supply or administer the Scheduled substances.
(4) The emergency authorisation:
(a) commences on the date the notice is given and ends on the date (not longer than 2 years after that date) stated in the notice; and
(b) must include the following particulars:
(i) a description of the public health emergency to which it relates;
(ii) the clinical circumstances in which the substances may be possessed, supplied or administered;
(iii) the persons to whom the substances may be supplied or administered;
(iv) other particulars about the form, strength, dosage and frequency of administration of the substances the CHO considers appropriate; and
(c) is subject to the conditions stated in the notice.