Queensland Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH (DRUGS AND POISONS) REGULATION 1996 - REG 144

144 Records of transactions to be kept by licensee

(1) A licensee must, when selling a restricted drug to a person, give the person an invoice for the sale of the drug.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) The licensee must ensure the invoice—

(a) has a unique number; and

(b) states—

(i) the date of the sale; and

(ii) the name and address of the person to whom the restricted drug is sold; and

(c) describes the restricted drug and the quantity or volume of the drug sold.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(3) The licensee must keep an accurate record of the particulars contained in the invoice and the invoice number for each transaction.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(4) The licensee must also keep—

(a) an accurate record of each restricted drug given to the licensee’s wholesale representative; and

(b) a copy of each return given to the licensee by the representative.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(4A) The licensee may keep a record to be kept under subsection (3) or (4) in the way the licensee considers appropriate, including, for example, in an electronic form.

(5) If the licensee has more than 1 licence and the licensee’s records are kept on a computer at the licensee’s central or main office, the licensee must keep records for each licence at the relevant business premises.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.