Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) The Act requires that a person must not deal with a medicine in a particular way unless the person is authorised to deal with the medicine.
Example
the Act, s 35 is about obtaining certain substances (which include medicines)
Note 1 The Act, s 19 sets out when a person deals with a medicine.
Note 2 An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(2) The Act, section 20 sets out when a person is authorised to deal with a medicine.
(3) This regulation authorises certain dealings with medicines.
Note An authorisation is not required to deal with the following:
• a substance excluded from the medicines and poisons standard by the standard, par 1 (2) (see s 6);
• a substance mentioned in the medicines and poisons standard, sch 2, 3, 4 or 8 if none of the schedules apply to the substance because of an exception in the standard (eg Aspirin in packets available from supermarkets).
(4) An authorisation under this regulation may be subject to limitations.
Examples—s (4)
1 a health professional's authorisation is subject to any condition or restriction to which the health professional is subject to under the Health Professionals Act 2004 (see s 20)
2 the authorisation of a person to prescribe a medicine is subject to any restriction included in sch 1 in relation to the person (see s 30 (1) (b))
Note For the power to impose other restrictions, see the Act, ch 8.