A Tasmanian GP has been charged with making, supplying, and illegally prescribing drugs out of his Mount Nelson clinic, after facing Hobart Magistrates Court on Mon.
Dr. Clive Rohan Stack was one of two men charged with a myriad of offences under the Poisons Act and Misuse of Drugs Act, including 19 counts of 'Issue prescription for restricted substance for an unauthorised purpose' and six counts of 'Unlawfully supplying a narcotic substance'.
Other offences included nine counts of 'Make available drugs of dependence for a period longer that the prescribed period', seven counts of 'Prescription for certain narcotic substances to be issued only on authority of Secretary', and one count of 'Fail to keep Narcotic Substances Register in Accordance with Regulations'.
Detective Inspector Adam Mollineaux of Southern Drug Investigation said, "Police will allege that the men obtained prescriptions through false conduct and unlawfully made and supplied narcotic substances."
The charges came after a police investigation into the Mt Nelson Medical Centre, which Stack runs through the charity Humanitas, which he founded in 1992 while working on his 'Physiology of the Soul' project.
According to the charity's website, Stack was working on a number of projects including a 'wellness centre' and the development of a new painkiller drug.
The charity's website states: "Humanitas Trust has been working in conjunction with researchers and developers over the past five years for research and development into the development of a novel non-addictive pain killer that can be used in both dependent and non drug dependent people both safely and effectively".
Stack's case was adjourned without plea - he is scheduled to reappear in court on 13 Sep.
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