Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) If a medical
practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon in a case of emergency directs,
orally or by telephone or other electronic means, the dispensing of a poison
included in Schedule 8, he or she shall, within 24 hours, issue to
the person by whom the poison was dispensed a prescription complying with
regulation 51 that clearly indicates that it is in confirmation of the
direction given by him or her under this subregulation.
(2) A person by whom a
poison included in Schedule 8 was dispensed in accordance with
subregulation (1), shall where the prescription is not received by, or
accessible via an approved electronic prescribing system to, him or her within
72 hours, immediately report the circumstances to the CEO.
[Regulation 53 amended in Gazette
23 Sep 1983 p. 3806; 27 May 1988 p. 1771;
25 Jun 1993 p. 3085; 26 May 1994 p. 2201;
19 Mar 1996 p. 1232; 15 Dec 2006
p. 5630‑1; 7 Nov 2008 p. 4817.]
[Heading deleted in Gazette 12 Aug 2003 p. 3663.]