Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090:section:99zj:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 99ZJ (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 481242–483991

setting out the daily dosage of the substances for the applicable person and the time the applicable person is expected to be outside Australia; or
 (c) any other evidence sufficient to satisfy the officer that the substances are for the personal use of the applicable person.
 (4A) For the purposes of subparagraph (4)(b)(ii), the substances must have been prescribed:
 (a) for substances prescribed by an optometrist—on or after 1 January 2008; or
 (b) for substances prescribed by an authorised midwife or an authorised nurse practitioner—on or after 1 November 2010.
 (5) Nothing in subsection (2), (3) or (4) is intended to imply that the tendering to a Customs officer of a document of the kind described in paragraph (2)(a), (3)(a) or (b) or (4)(a), (aa), (ab) or (b) will necessarily be sufficient to satisfy the officer as required by that subsection.
 (6) If drug like substances are detained by a Customs officer under subsection (1), the officer must:
 (a) if a signed declaration is given to the officer under subsection (2), (3) or (4):
 (i) make 2 copies of the declaration; and
 (ii) retain the original declaration for transfer to the Chief Executive Medicare for PBS regulatory purposes; and
 (iii) retain one copy of the declaration for Customs documentation purposes; and
 (iv) return the other copy of the declaration to the exporter; and
 (b) if any other document is given to the officer under that subsection:
 (i) make 2 copies of that document; and
 (ii) retain one copy for transfer to the Chief Executive Medicare for PBS regulatory purposes; and
 (iii) retain the other copy for Customs documentation purposes; and
 (iv) return the original document to the exporter.
 (7) Subject to subsection (8), if a drug like substance is not detained by a Customs officer under subsection (1), the officer must return to the exporter any document, including any signed declaration, given to the officer.
 (8) If, on examination of a document, if any, given to a Customs officer under subsection (2), (3) or (4), the officer decides not to detain the drug like substances, but, having regard to:
 (a) the quantity of the substances; or
 (b) the manner of packaging or carrying of the substances; or
 (c) any other circumstances relating to the carriage of the substances;
the officer considers it appropriate to retain information relating to the substances for transfer to the Chief Executive Medicare for PBS monitoring purposes, the officer must:
 (d) if a signed declaration is given to the officer under that subsection:
 (i) make 2 copies of the declaration; and
 (ii) retain the original declaration for transfer to the Chief Executive Medicare for those monitoring purposes; and
 (iii) retain one copy of the declaration for