Victorian Numbered Regulations

DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AMENDMENT (MDMA AND PSILOCYBINE) REGULATIONS 2023 (SR NO 61 OF 2023) - REG 10

After regulation 36 of the Principal Regulations insert —

        " 36A     Supply of Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine—authorised psychedelic psychiatrist and certain registered medical practitioners

    (1)     An authorised psychedelic psychiatrist must not supply Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine unless the supply is to—

        (a)     a nurse or nurse practitioner for the purpose of administering the Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine under regulation 98B; or

        (b)     another registered medical practitioner for the purpose of administering Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine to a person under regulation 98A.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.

    (2)     A registered medical practitioner must not supply Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine for another person who is a participant in a clinical trial that is approved by or notified to the Commonwealth Secretary under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 of the Commonwealth and is approved by a human research ethics committee unless the supply is to—

        (a)     a nurse or nurse practitioner for the purpose of administering the Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine under regulation 98B; or

        (b)     another registered medical practitioner for the purpose of authorising administration or administering Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine to a person under regulation 78A or 98A.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.".