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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 7 Hansard (19 June) . . Page.. 2115 ..
Schedules of amendments
Schedule 1
DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE AMENDMENT BILL 2001
Amendments circulated by Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services1
Clause 3
Proposed new note
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Insert the following new note:
Note The Drugs of Dependence Act 1989 is amended in the body of this Act and in sch 1.
2
Proposed new clauses 3A to 3G
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After clause 3, insert the following new clauses:
3A Interpretation
Section 3 (1), new definitions of opioid dependency treatment centre and reconciliation amount
insert
opioid dependency treatment centre means a treatment centre or other facility where treatment, including the supply and administration of methadone or buprenorphine, is provided to drug dependent persons for their drug dependency-
(a) if the facility is-
(i) conducted by the Territory; or
(ii) approved under part 9, division 4, as a treatment centre of that type; and
(b) whether or not the main purpose of the facility is to provide treatment for drug dependent persons.
reconciliation amount means-
(a) for a dose of methadone-the quantity of methadone allowed for wastage in preparing the dose; and
(b) for a dose of buprenorphine-the quantity of buprenorphine allowed for wastage in preparing the dose.
3B Section 3 (1), definition of treatment, paragraph (b)
substitute
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