Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) A person required to keep records under this Part must, as soon as practicable after completing a transaction, record—
(a) the date of each transaction; and
(b) the name, form, strength and quantity of the poison or controlled substance; and
(c) in the case of a transaction involving supply on a prescription—
(i) the name of the person who wrote the prescription; and
(ii) the directions for use as set out on the prescription; and
(d) in the case of a transaction involving supply on a chart instruction—
(i) the name of the person who gave the instruction; and
(ii) the directions for use as set out in the instruction; and
(e) the name and address or location of persons to whom the Schedule 4 poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison is transferred, supplied, administered or otherwise disposed of; and
Reg. 108(1)(ea) inserted by S.R. No. 31/2018 reg. 14.
(ea) in the case of a transaction involving administration of a Schedule 4 poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison to an animal—
(i) the name and address of the person who owns or has custody or care of the animal; and
(ii) the name or other unique identifier of the animal; and
(f) in the case of a Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison purchased or obtained, the name and address of the person from whom the poison was purchased or obtained; and
(g) in the case of a Schedule 8 poison which has been destroyed by a nurse practitioner or authorised midwife in accordance with regulation 115(2)(a), the details set out in regulation 115(2)(b); and
(h) in the case of a Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison which has been destroyed by a registered medical practitioner, veterinary practitioner, dentist or pharmacist in accordance with regulation 115(3)(a), the details set out in regulation 115(3)(b); and
(i) in the case of a Schedule 8 poison listed in the health services permit held by an ambulance service within the meaning of the Ambulance Services Act 1986 which has been destroyed by an operational staff member within the meaning of that Act in accordance with regulation 115(5)(a), the matters set out in regulation 115(5)(b); and
(j) in the case of the unused contents of a previously sterile container containing a Schedule 8 poison or a Schedule 9 poison that are not required for administration to a patient which has been destroyed by a registered medical practitioner, pharmacist, veterinary practitioner, dentist, nurse or registered midwife in accordance with regulation 115(4)(a), the details set out in regulation 115(4)(b); and
(k) in the case of the unused portion of a tablet or lozenge containing a Schedule 8 poison or a Schedule 9 poison that is not required for administration to a patient which has been destroyed by a registered medical practitioner, veterinary practitioner, dentist, pharmacist, nurse or registered midwife in accordance with regulation 115(6)(a), the details set out in regulation 115(6)(b) ; and
(l) in the case of a transaction involving supply or administration to a specific person, the name of the person carrying out the transaction; and
Reg. 108(1)(m) amended by S.R. No. 72/2018 reg. 7(1).
(m) in the case of a transaction that is administration authorised verbally under regulation 84(1)(a), 85(1)(a) or 86(1)(a), the name of the person who gave the authorisation; and
Reg. 108(1)(n) inserted by S.R. No. 72/2018 reg. 7(2).
(n) in the case of a transaction involving the supply of a monitored poison by a pharmacist to or for a person in circumstances specified in regulation 47(1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) or regulation 48(1)(a), (b) or (c), the date of birth of that person.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) Despite subregulation (1), a registered medical practitioner, veterinary practitioner, dentist, nurse practitioner, authorised midwife, authorised optometrist, authorised podiatrist or pharmacist is not required to keep a record of the destruction of Schedule 4 poisons.