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MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 2008 (NO. 26 OF 2008) - SECT 43

Medicines for animals not to be prescribed etc for human use

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person prescribes a medicine for human use; and

        (b)     the medicine is manufactured, packed, labelled or prepared for use for animal treatment; and

        (c)     the person is not authorised to prescribe the medicine for human use.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person supplies a medicine for human use; and

        (b)     the medicine is manufactured, packed, labelled or prepared for use for animal treatment; and

        (c)     the person is not authorised to supply the medicine for human use.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

Note     Supply includes dispense (see s 24).

    (3)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person administers a medicine to himself, herself or someone else; and

        (b)     the medicine is manufactured, packed, labelled or prepared for use for animal treatment; and

        (c)     the person is not authorised to administer the medicine for human use.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.


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