37—Special restrictions on prescription or supply of drugs of dependence
by registered health practitioners and veterinary surgeons
(1) A person must not
prescribe or supply a drug of dependence for use by his or her spouse,
domestic partner, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother or sister
unless—
(a) the
prescription or supply is authorised by the Minister; or
(b) the
prescription or supply is in circumstances of a verifiable emergency.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
Expiation fee: $1 250.
(2) A registered
health practitioner must not prescribe or supply a drug of dependence for use
by himself or herself unless the prescription or supply is in circumstances of
a verifiable emergency.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
Expiation fee: $1 250.
(3)
Subregulation (1) does not apply to the supply of a drug of dependence by
a pharmacist if the pharmacist is dispensing a prescription for the drug.
(4) A veterinary
surgeon must not prescribe, sell or supply a drug of dependence for an animal
without having first examined the animal unless the prescription, sale or
supply is in circumstances of a verifiable emergency.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.