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PUBLIC HEALTH (MEDICINAL CANNABIS) ACT 2016 - SECT 57

Single-patient prescribers

57 Single-patient prescribers

(1) A single-patient prescriber, for a medicinal cannabis approval, is authorised to give a lawful direction for the—
(a) issue or supply of the medicinal cannabis for the purpose of treating the patient; and
(b) administration of the medicinal cannabis to the patient.
(2) The single-patient prescriber is authorised to obtain and possess compliant medicinal cannabis if the single-patient prescriber is temporarily possessing the medicinal cannabis
(a) until the patient can be treated with, or use, the medicinal cannabis; and
(b) only for the purpose of treating the patient.
(3) The single-patient prescriber is authorised to do the following in accordance with the lawful direction—
(a) supply the medicinal cannabis to the patient;
(b) issue the medicinal cannabis to a carer for the patient;
(c) administer the medicinal cannabis to the patient.



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