Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Medically Supervised Injecting Centre) Regulations 2018 (Vic)

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Medically Supervised Injecting Centre) Regulations 2018

S.R. No. 45/2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Principal Regulations

4New Chapter 3A inserted

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2018

S.R. No. 45/2018

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Medically Supervised Injecting Centre) Regulations 2018

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 10 April 2018

Responsible Minister:

MARTIN FOLEY
Minister for Mental Health

ANDREW ROBINSON

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017 to prescribe the following matters for the purpose of the operation of the medically supervised injecting centre—

(a)drugs of dependence, as injecting centre drugs;

(b)permitted quantities of injecting centre drugs;

(c)content required to be included in the internal management protocols of the licensed medically supervised injecting centre.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 55Q of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981.

3Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

4New Chapter 3A inserted

After Chapter 3 of the Principal Regulations insert—

"Chapter 3A—Medically supervised injecting centre

149APrescribed injecting centre drugs

For the purposes of the definition of injecting centre drug in section 4(1) of the Act, any drug of dependence is prescribed as an injecting centre drug.

149BPermitted quantity of injecting centre drugs

For the purposes of the definition of permitted quantity of injecting centre drug in section 4(1) of the Act, theprescribed amount of an injecting centre drug is an amount of a drug of dependence that is less than a traffickable quantity within the meaning of section 70 of the Act in relation to that drug of dependence.

149CInternal management protocols

For the purposes of section 55E of the Act, the content of the internal management protocols must include operational procedures with regard to the following—

(a)responding to clients who are at risk of causing harm to themselves or others;

(b)ensuring minimum staffing levels are maintained at the licensed medically supervised injecting centre;

(c)ensuring minimum security levels are maintained at the licensed medically supervised injecting centre;

(d)excluding the employment of potential and existing staff members deemed unsuitable for employment at the licensed medically supervised injecting centre on the basis of their criminal history;

(e)setting eligibility criteria for accessing any part of the licensed medically supervised injecting centre that is used for the purpose of administration of any injecting centre drug;

(f)preventing access to the licensed medically supervised injecting centre by clients known to be on parole, on bail or subject to any other order of a court or tribunal that prohibits the use of injecting drugs;

(g)preventing and responding to any potential or suspected trafficking in a drug of dependence in the licensed medically supervised injecting centre.".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 29/2017.