Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008

A scientifically qualified person employed at a recognised research institution (other than a hospital operated by the Territory) is authorised to do the following for the purposes of an authorised activity at the institution:

issue a purchase order for a relevant medicine;

obtain on a purchase order a relevant medicine;

possess a relevant medicine;

supply a relevant medicine to a person (a relevant person) who is taking part in the authorised activity at the institution.

Note 1 Scientifically qualified person—see the dictionary.

Note 2 Recognised research institution—see the Act, s 20 (5).

A scientifically qualified person employed at a hospital operated by the Territory is authorised to do the following for the purposes of an authorised activity at the hospital:

issue a written requisition for a relevant medicine;

obtain on a written requisition a relevant medicine;

possess a relevant medicine;

supply a relevant medicine to a person (also a relevant person) who is taking part in the authorised activity at the hospital.

A relevant person is authorised to do the following in relation to a relevant medicine for the purposes of an authorised activity:

obtain the medicine from the scientifically qualified person for the activity;

possess the medicine for the purposes of the activity;

supply the medicine to the scientifically qualified person for the activity.

In this section:

authorised activity, in relation to a relevant medicine at a recognised research institution, means the conduct of any of the following if it does not involve the administration of the medicine to a person:

medical or scientific research in relation to the medicine at the institution;

instruction involving the medicine at the institution;

quality control or analysis of the medicine at the institution;

if the relevant medicine is integral to genuine medical or scientific research at the institution—reasonable use of the medicine to carry out the research.

relevant medicine means a medicine other than a controlled medicine.