Health (Drugs and Poisons) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2016

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Health (Drugs and Poisons) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2016 .

2Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996 .

3Amendment of ss 163 and 174

Sections 163 and 174(4)(b) and (5)(b), ‘a restricted drug that is’—
omit.

4Amendment of s 171 (Pharmacists)

(1)Section 171—
insert—

(4A)A pharmacist is authorised to administer a vaccine to an adult under the pharmacist vaccination program DTP.

(2)Section 171(4A) and (5)—
renumber as section 171(5) and (6).

5Amendment of s 257 (Pharmacists)

(1)Section 257—
insert—

(1A)A pharmacist is authorised to administer adrenalin of a strength of 0.1% or less to an adult under the pharmacist vaccination program DTP.

(2)Section 257(1A) and (2)—
renumber as section 257(2) and (3).

6Amendment of appendix 9 (Dictionary)

Appendix 9—
insert—

pharmacist vaccination program DTP means the drug therapy protocol called ‘Drug Therapy Protocol—Pharmacist Vaccination Program’.

vaccine means a restricted drug that is identified as a vaccine in the current Poisons Standard.