Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2022 No 73.

The objects of this Act are as follows (a) to regulate activities involving scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods to protect public health and safety, (b) to use the Commonwealth Poisons Standard as the basis for classifying and regulating certain substances, (c) to complement the Commonwealth laws that regulate therapeutic goods, including by providing for certain Commonwealth laws to apply as a law of New South Wales in relation to the activities of persons who are not corporations, (d) to authorise certain activities involving scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods, including when the activities are prohibited under another law, (e) to provide for effective administration and enforcement mechanisms in relation to scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods.
Under the Act supply scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods includes the following— (a) to sell, dispense and distribute, (b) to supply, whether for free or otherwise, as a sample or advertisement, (c) to supply, whether for free or otherwise, for testing for safety or efficacy on humans or animals, (d) to agree or offer to sell or distribute, (e) to keep or possess for sale, dispensing or distribution, (f) to send, forward, deliver or receive for sale, dispensing or distribution, (g) to authorise, direct, cause or allow one or more of the above to be done. Wholesale supply scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods means to supply the substance or goods for the purposes of resupply. Substances to which the Act refers are listed under the Schedules to the Commonwealth Poisons Standard (referred in the Act as NSW Poisons Schedules). Under the Act authorized practitioner means among others a veterinary practitioner.
Chapter 2 regulates supply, prescriptions and other activities; the Chapter makes it an offence to carry out the following activities unless authorized under this Act: (a) Wholesale supply of scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods—see Part 2.2. (b) Obtaining wholesale supply of scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods—see Part 2.3. (c) Non-wholesale supply of scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods—see Part 2.4. Section 29 prescribes that non-wholesale of substances under Schedule 2, 3, 4 and 8 substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods is authorised if the supply is by a veterinary practitioner for treatment of an animal, among others. (d) The issue of prescriptions for scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods—see Part 2.5. Prescription for a Schedule 2, 3, 4 or 8 substance is authorised if it is issued by a veterinary practitioner for treatment of an animal, among other professionals.
This Part applies to prescribed Schedule 8 substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods; The Health Secretary may, subject to the regulations, grant an approval that authorizes the supply or administration of scheduled substances or other prescribed therapeutic goods by a health practitioner or veterinary practitioner, or class of health practitioner or veterinary practitioner, specified in section 29.