Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 11 February 2026
These regulations are administered in the Department of Health.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Poisons Regulations 2018 by –(a) regulating the writing and issuing of prescriptions by interstate prescribers for narcotic substances and declared restricted substances that the prescriber reasonably believes will be dispensed in Tasmania; and(b) regulating the dispensing of narcotic substances and the supply of restricted substances in Tasmania on prescriptions written and issued in another State or a Territory; and(c) amending the circumstances in which prescriptions for narcotic substances may be transferred between pharmacies; and(d) amending the requirements for verifying the authenticity of prescriptions for narcotic substances; and(e) inserting additional infringement notice offences.