New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 128I

128I Records to be kept by administering practitioner

(1) An administering practitioner must, in accordance with this clause, keep written records of voluntary assisted dying substances received, administered and disposed of by the administering practitioner.

: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.

(2) A record of the receipt of a voluntary assisted dying substance must be made on the day the substance is received and include the following--

(a) the name of the substance,

(b) the quantity received,

(c) the name and address of the person from whom the substance was received,

(d) the name of the patient for whom the substance was prescribed,

(e) the date the substance was received and the record made,

(f) the name and signature of the person making the record.

(3) A record of the administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance must be made on the day the substance is administered and include the following--

(a) the name of the substance,

(b) the quantity administered,

(c) the name of the patient to whom the substance was administered,

(d) the date the substance was administered and the record made,

(e) the address of the premises at which the substance was administered,

(f) the name and signature of the person making the record.

(4) A record of the disposal of a voluntary assisted dying substance must be made on the day the substance is disposed of and include the following--

(a) the name of the substance,

(b) the quantity disposed of,

(c) the means of disposal,

(d) if the substance is disposed of by destruction in accordance with clause 128LA(2)--the name, registration number and signature of the relevant practitioner in whose presence the substance was destroyed,

(e) the date the substance was disposed of and the record made,

(f) the name and signature of the person making the record.

Note--: A record kept under this clause may be kept in a drug register.