ACT Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 s38-42: Issue purchase orders, prescriptions, requisitions and standing orders only when authorised and in the form the regulation prescribes

What does s38-42 require?

Issuing a purchase order for a declared substance without authorisation, or prescribing a medicine for another person, yourself or an animal, issuing a requisition or issuing a standing order for a medicine without authorisation, each carry up to 100 penalty units, 1 year or both. An authorised person's purchase order must meet the requirements the regulation prescribes (strict liability, 50 penalty units).