Queensland Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH (DRUGS AND POISONS) REGULATION 1996 - REG 123

123 Self-administration of controlled drugs by authorised persons prohibited

(1) A person who may possess a controlled drug under part 2 or 3 must not use the drug by self-administering it.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—80 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a controlled drug the person possesses if—

(a) a relevant practitioner (other than the person) prescribed the drug for, or supplied the drug to, the person; and

(b) the relevant practitioner is reasonably satisfied the person has—

(i) a condition for which the drug is an appropriate treatment; and

(ii) a genuine need to use the drug to treat the condition.

(3) In this section—

"relevant practitioner" means a dentist, doctor, endorsed midwife, nurse practitioner, surgical podiatrist or endorsed podiatrist.