National Health Act 1953

For the purposes of this Part, a person is an eligible nurse prescriber if the person:

is a registered nurse; and

meets the requirements set out in a determination made under subsection (3).

However, if there is no determination in force under subsection (3), a person cannot be an eligible nurse prescriber for the purposes of this Part.

The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine one or more requirements that a specified person must meet in order to be an eligible nurse prescriber for the purposes of this Part.

The requirements that may be determined under subsection (3), include (but are not limited to) one or more of the following:

a requirement to hold particular qualifications in nursing;

a requirement to have particular experience in nursing;

a requirement to be endorsed by a particular body.