Page 2785 - Week 11 - Tuesday, 20 October 1992

MR BERRY (Minister for Health, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Sport) (9.26), by leave: I move:

Page 2, line 8, after clause 3, add the following new clause:

Methadone

"3A. Section 59 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsections:

'(2) The Minister may, in writing, determine the maximum amount that may be charged for supply and administration of methadone at a treatment centre.

'(3) An instrument under subsection (2) is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 10 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989.'.".

Page 2, line 19, after clause 5, add the following new clauses:

Approval - grant

"6. Section 150 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) by omitting from paragraph (1)(c) 'and';

(b) by adding after paragraph (1)(d) the following paragraphs:

'(e) in the case of a proposed treatment centre at which methadone would be supplied or administered -

(i) the proposed treatment centre would be situated in an appropriate location, having regard to -

(A) the locations of existing treatment centres;

(B) the number of persons likely to be referred to or to use the proposed treatment centre; and

(ii) any person who would supply or administer methadone at the proposed treatment centre -

(A) has completed, to the satisfaction of the Board, a course of instruction approved by the Board; and