Victorian Consolidated Regulations

DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 40

An authorised midwife must not sell or supply a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison unless—

        (a)     that sale or supply is for the midwifery treatment of a person under the midwife's care; and

        (b)     that sale or supply is for the treatment of the person to whom the poison is sold or supplied; and

        (c)     the midwife has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists for that poison; and

        (d)     the poison is sold or supplied not merely for the purpose of supporting the drug dependence of a person; and

        (e)     if the poison is a drug of dependence or a Schedule 8 poison, the midwife has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person for whose treatment the poison is sold or supplied.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.

Reg. 40A inserted by S.R. No. 13/2021 reg. 9.