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DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1981 - SECT 34D

Exception to Schedule 8 permit requirement—specified circumstances

Despite section 34C(1), a registered medical practitioner or a nurse practitioner is authorised to administer, supply or prescribe a Schedule 8 poison to or for a person who is not a drug‑dependent person during a continuous period greater than 8 weeks without a Schedule 8 permit if the administration, supply or prescription of that Schedule 8 poison is to treat that person in the circumstances specified by the Secretary in accordance with section 35A.

S. 34E inserted by No. 17/2008 s. 8.


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