Medicines Act 1981

105B Regulations relating to designated prescribers

• (1) Without limiting the generality of section 105(1)(d) or (qa), regulations may be made under section 105(1)(qa)—

  • (a) requiring any person who belongs to any class of registered health professional authorised to prescribe prescription medicines of any specified class or description by regulations made under section 105(1)(qa), or a specified class of such persons, before commencing for the first time to prescribe prescription medicines or prescription medicines of a specified class or description, to satisfy 1 or more of the following requirements:

    • (i) to obtain any specified qualification or any qualification specified from time to time by notice in the Gazette by the Minister, or by the relevant professional organisation:

    • (ii) to undertake specified training or any training specified from time to time by notice in the Gazette by the Minister, or by the relevant professional organisation:

    • (iii) to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the relevant professional organisation, that the person is sufficiently knowledgeable to safely prescribe prescription medicines or prescription medicines of a specified class or description:

  • (b) requiring any designated prescriber or any class of designated prescriber to undergo specified training or to undergo training specified from time to time by notice in the Gazette by the Minister, or by the relevant professional organisation (including training of an ongoing nature):

  • (c) requiring any designated prescriber or any class of designated prescriber to undergo an assessment of competence to prescribe prescription medicines of a specified class or description (including an assessment at regular intervals):

  • (d) requiring any designated prescriber or any class of designated prescriber who prescribes prescription medicines of any specified class or description to undertake those duties under the supervision of a practitioner, or a specified class of practitioner:

  • (e) prohibiting any person who fails to comply with any requirement imposed by or under regulations referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) from prescribing prescription medicines or prescription medicines of any specified class or description.

  (2) In this section, relevant professional organisation means the authority under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 that has jurisdiction in respect of the class of registered health professional to which a designated prescriber, or a class of designated prescriber, belongs.

  Section 105B: inserted, on 15 October 1999, by section 15 of the Medicines Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 117).

  Section 105B(1)(c): amended, on 17 May 2005, by section 4 of the Medicines Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 60).

  Section 105B(2): amended, on 18 September 2004, by section 20 of the Medicines Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 50).