Making administration decision
42 Making administration decision
The individual may decide that—
they will self-administer an approved substance; or
an approved substance will be administered to them by a health practitioner.
The decision—
must be—
clear and unambiguous; and
made personally by the individual; and
may be made in consultation with, and on the advice of, the individual’s coordinating practitioner.
The decision—
may be made in writing or orally, or by communicating in any other way the individual can; and
takes effect when the individual tells their coordinating practitioner about the decision.
The individual’s coordinating practitioner must—
record the decision in the individual’s health record; and
give the board written notice of the decision within 4 business days after the day the individual tells the coordinating practitioner about the decision.
Maximum penalty (paragraph (b)): 20 penalty units.
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
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