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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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