Victorian Numbered Acts

DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AMENDMENT (REAL-TIME PRESCRIPTION MONITORING) ACT 2017 (NO. 50 OF 2017) - SECT 4

In section 4(1) of the Principal Act insert the following definitions—

""authorised supplier" means a person who—

        (a)     is authorised by the Secretary under section 30C(5) to access the monitored poisons database for a purpose specified in section 30C(5)(a); or

        (b)     is authorised by regulations referred to in section 30C(4) to access the monitored poisons database; or

        (c)     belongs to a class of person that is authorised as described in paragraph (a) or (b);

"authorised user" means a person who—

        (a)     is authorised by the Secretary under section 30C(5) to access the monitored poisons database for a purpose specified in section 30C(5)(b) or (c); or

        (b)     is authorised by regulations referred to in section 30C(4) to access the monitored poisons database; or

        (c)     belongs to a class of person that is authorised as described in paragraph (a) or (b);

"data source entity "means an entity, or a class of entity, prescribed to be a data source entity for the purposes of the monitored poisons database;

"monitored poison" means—

        (a)     a Schedule 8 poison; or

        (b)     a monitored supply poison; or

        (c)     a poison that is prescribed to be a monitored poison; or

        (d)     a poison that belongs to a class of poisons that are prescribed to be monitored poisons;

"monitored poisons database" means the database established under Division 9 of Part II;

"monitored supply poison" means a poison that—

        (a)     is prescribed to be a monitored supply poison; or

        (b)     belongs to a class of poisons that are prescribed to be monitored supply poisons;

"registered health practitioner" means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in a health profession within the meaning of that Law (other than as a student);".