Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) Subject to subsection (3), a specialist medical practitioner may apply to the Health Secretary for a practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation—eligible patient in respect of a patient.
(2) An application for a practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation—eligible patient must—
(a) be in the form approved by the Health Secretary; and
(b) identify the patient in respect of whom the practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation is sought; and
(c) specify the medical condition in relation to which the practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation is sought; and
(d) specify the approved medicinal cannabis product or class of product the applicant seeks to use to treat the patient; and
(e) include a statement that the applicant is satisfied as to the matters set out in subsection (3); and
(f) identify each registered medical practitioner (other than the applicant) whom the applicant requests be authorised to issue a patient medicinal cannabis access authorisation to the eligible patient; and
(g) specify the recognised speciality (within the meaning of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria)) that is prescribed in respect of the medical condition for which the practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation—eligible patient is sought.
(3) A specialist medical practitioner must not apply for a practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation—eligible patient unless the practitioner is satisfied that—
(a) the patient is an eligible patient; and
(b) it is appropriate in all the circumstances that the patient should be treated with an approved medicinal cannabis product; and
(c) the prescribed additional criteria (if any) are met.