National registration of health professionals: could it presage national regulation of Schedule 8 medicines?

Brown, Colin M

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03748.x

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To the Editor: The arrival of national registration of health professionals on 1 July 2010, and consequential amendments to state and territory legislation, overcomes registration and recognition complexities currently facing Australian medical practitioners who wish to practise in multiple jurisdictions.

Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia, Drugs of Dependence Unit, Adelaide, SA.

Correspondence: colin.brown@health.sa.gov.au

Competing interests:

I am a member of the Law Society of South Australia.

Disclaimer:
The views expressed in this letter are my own, and do not necessarily represent those of Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia or the SA government.

1. Controlled Substances (Poisons) Regulations 1996 (SA). Regulations 26(1)(e)(i)(A) and 27(5)(a)(iv).
2. Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 (NSW). Regulation 80.
3. Poisons Regulations 2008 (TAS). Regulation 15.
4. Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2006 (VIC). Section 26.
5. Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 (ACT). Regulation 41.

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