59D
In forceException for emergency treatment, hospitals and treatment centres
Part VANotification and authorisation in relation to certain restricted substances and narcotic substances
59D Exception for emergency treatment, hospitals and treatment centres
Nothing in section 59C prevents the making of a notifiable restricted substance, narcotic substance or specified substance available for the use of a person –
receiving emergency medical treatment as an initial response to a trauma or acute condition; or receiving medical treatment as an inpatient at a hospital or treatment centre, if those substances are so made available by, or with the authority of, a medical practitioner or an authorised nurse practitioner acting in the course of his or her duties at that hospital or treatment centre.
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