Victorian Consolidated Regulations

DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 132H

    (1)     For the purposes of section 30E of the Act, a pharmacist is not required to comply with that section in relation to a person for whom a monitored supply poison may be supplied before supplying the monitored supply poison for that person if—

        (a)     the person is suffering an incurable, progressive, far-advanced disease or medical condition; and

        (b)     the prognosis is of a limited life expectancy due to the disease or medical condition; and

        (c)     the supply of the monitored supply poison is intended to provide palliative treatment.

    (2)     For the purposes of sections 30F, 30G and 30H of the Act, a registered medical practitioner, a nurse practitioner or an authorised supplier (as the case requires) is not required to comply with the relevant section in relation to a person for whom a monitored supply poison may be prescribed or supplied before prescribing or supplying the monitored supply poison for that person if—

        (a)     the person is suffering an incurable, progressive, far-advanced disease or medical condition; and

        (b)     the prognosis is of limited life expectancy due to the disease or medical condition; and

        (c)     the prescribing or supply of the monitored supply poison is intended to provide palliative treatment.

Reg. 132I inserted by S.R. No. 126/2024 reg. 12.