(1) In this Part,
unless the contrary intention appears—
"health service pharmacy" means a pharmacy that is part of a
health service facility;
"order" means an order other than a prescription;
"supplier" means—
(a) a
pharmacist; or
(b) a
person licensed under the Act to manufacture, sell by wholesale or supply
drugs of dependence;
"ward of a health service facility" means a ward, clinic, unit, operating
theatre or any other section of a health service facility in which persons
receive medical or dental treatment.
(2) For the purposes
of this Part—
(a) a
reference to the administration of a drug is, if the drug is administered
continuously over an extended period (for example, by means of an intravenous
drip or pump) a reference to the commencement of administration by that means;
and
(b) the
registered health practitioner "principally responsible for the treatment of a
person is the practitioner having, for the time being, the greatest input in
the determination of the course of treatment of the person.