(1) A registered health professional must not give a drug of dependence or a prohibited substance to a drug-dependent person.
(2) This regulation does not apply if the drug is required for the medical treatment of the drug-dependent person and is given as part of a treatment plan for the person.
(3) In this regulation:
"drug-dependent person"—see the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989 , section 3 (1).
"give" includes sell, offer for sale, prescribe and administer.
"prohibited substance"—see the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989 , section 3 (1).