Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if, under section 61, a pharmacist supplies a Schedule 4 or 8 substance to a person at the request of an authorised prescriber.
(2) The authorised prescriber must give the pharmacist a prescription for the supply within 7 days after making the request.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) If the pharmacist does not receive a prescription for the supply of the substance on the request within 7 days after the supply, the pharmacist must give a written report about the supply to the CHO.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) An offence against subsection (2) or (3) is an offence of strict liability.
(5) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) or (3) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.