What this means for you
You can continue to be prescribed hydroxychloroquine by a registered medical practitioner if you have a genuine reason for needing the medicine.
You are not allowed to take hydroxychloroquine as a preventative measure for COVID-19.
What is the penalty if the direction is not followed?
If you don’t comply you may receive an on the spot fine of $1,378, a court-imposed penalty of up to $13,785 or 6 months imprisonment.
Fuck, my country has jumped the fucking shark, at this point...
If I had unlimited funds, I would fucking LOVE to take this to court. Unfortunately, I do not.
The government has absolutely no right to dictate medical treatments from doctors.
Then again, freedom seems to be a difficult concept for some of your neighbors. It's genuinely scary how many Australians on Reddit I've argued with about why camps are bad.
"What, you think going back to hotel quarantine is reasonable?!!"
If the hotel quarantine was bad, what do you think is gonna happen at the camps, nigga?
Relevant sections:
Fuck, my country has jumped the fucking shark, at this point...
If I had unlimited funds, I would fucking LOVE to take this to court. Unfortunately, I do not.
The archive is a year out of date, by the way, so here's the page as it currently looks: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/public-health-directions/prescribing,-dispensing-or-supply-of-hydroxychloroquine-direction
The government has absolutely no right to dictate medical treatments from doctors.
Then again, freedom seems to be a difficult concept for some of your neighbors. It's genuinely scary how many Australians on Reddit I've argued with about why camps are bad.
"What, you think going back to hotel quarantine is reasonable?!!"
If the hotel quarantine was bad, what do you think is gonna happen at the camps, nigga?