Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

POISONS REGULATIONS 1965 - REG 51H

51H .         Prescription of Sch. 8 poisons by dentists, restrictions on

        (1)         A dentist shall not write, issue or authorise a prescription or document prescribing the use, sale or supply of a poison included in Schedule 8, or supply a poison included in Schedule 8, unless the poison is also included in the Commonwealth Schedule under the heading “Preparations which may be prescribed by participating dental practitioners for dental treatment only”.

        (2)         A dentist shall not write, issue or authorise a prescription or document prescribing the use, sale or supply of a poison included in Schedule 8, or supply a poison included in Schedule 8, for the treatment of a person for a period in excess of 7 days, or for periods that in the aggregate over the preceding 12 months exceed 60 days, unless the dentist has first obtained written authorisation to do so from the CEO.

        (3)         In subregulation (1) — 

        Commonwealth Schedule means the document “Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits”, as published from time to time by the Commonwealth Government for the purposes of Part VII of the National Health Act 1953 of the Commonwealth.

        [Regulation 51H inserted in Gazette 11 Apr 1997 p. 1833; amended in Gazette 15 Dec 2006 p. 5630.]

[ 51J.         Deleted in Gazette 12 Apr 1991 p. 1609.]

[Heading deleted in Gazette 12 Aug 2003 p. 3663.]

        [Heading inserted in Gazette 12 Aug 2003 p. 3664.]