Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00988:reg:34
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00988
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 34
Character Range: 48710–49951

34  Prescriber bag supplies—supply of pharmaceutical benefits by approved pharmacists
 (1) This section is made for the purposes of section 140 of the Act.
 (2) An approved pharmacist commits an offence if:
 (a) the pharmacist supplies a pharmaceutical benefit on an order lodged under section 33; and
 (b) neither of the circumstances referred to in subsection (3) apply.
Penalty: 0.4 penalty units.
 (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), the circumstances are as follows:
 (a) the pharmacist knows the practitioner whose signature appears on the order;
 (b) if the pharmacist does not know the practitioner, the pharmacist:
 (i) is given the given name, surname and address of the practitioner by the person who lodged the order; and
 (ii) if the practitioner is a medical practitioner—is given the medical registration number of the practitioner by the person who lodged the order; and
 (iii) for any other practitioner—is given the number allotted to the approval for the practitioner by the Secretary under subsection 16(1) by the person who lodged the order; and
 (iv) writes on the order form the details referred to in subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii).
 (4) An offence against subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.