Victorian Consolidated Regulations

DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 103

    (1)     A person must not administer a Schedule 4 poison to another person unless—

        (a)     the poison was supplied—

Reg. 103(1)(a)(i) substituted by S.R. No. 13/2021 reg. 22(1).

              (i)     by a registered medical practitioner, a dentist, a nurse practitioner, an authorised registered nurse, an approved registered nurse, an authorised midwife, an approved registered midwife, an authorised optometrist, an authorised podiatrist or a pharmacist; and

              (ii)     for the treatment of the other person; or

        (b)     the person administering the poison—

              (i)     is listed in Column 1 of Part 2 of the Table in regulation 7; and

              (ii)     administers the poison in that capacity; and

              (iii)     the administration is to the extent and for the purpose specified in Column 2 of Part 2 of the Table.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.

    (2)     A person must not administer a Schedule 8 poison to another person unless—

        (a)     the poison was supplied—

Reg. 103(2)(a)(i) substituted by S.R. No. 13/2021 reg. 22(2).

              (i)     by a registered medical practitioner, a dentist, a nurse practitioner, an authorised registered nurse, an approved registered nurse, an authorised midwife, an approved registered midwife or a pharmacist; and

              (ii)     for the treatment of the other person; or

        (b)     the person administering the poison—

              (i)     is listed in Column 1 of Part 2 of the Table in regulation 7; and

              (ii)     administers the poison in that capacity; and

              (iii)     the administration is to the extent and for the purpose specified in Column 2 of Part 2 of the Table.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.

    (3)     A person must not administer a Schedule 9 poison to another person unless—

        (a)     the poison was supplied—

              (i)     by a registered medical practitioner, a dentist or a pharmacist; and

              (ii)     for the treatment of the other person; or

        (b)     the person administering the poison—

              (i)     is listed in Column 1 of Part 2 of the Table in regulation 7; and

              (ii)     administers the poison in that capacity; and

              (iii)     the administration is to the extent and for the purpose specified in Column 2 of Part 2 of the Table.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.