Chand's lawyer, Ron Mansfield, said his client had been working at the IRD but had resigned because of the case and the "underlying problem" that he had.
Mr Mansfield said his client was addressing his problems.
But Judge Harvey said Chand's offending could not be seen to outweigh the potential consequences of the convictions.
He said Chand's offending was aggravated by the premeditation involved in photocopying prescriptions and some of the charges were committed while on bail.
"It is indicative of an attitude you had where perhaps you felt you were bulletproof."
He said Chand was an intelligent man and a "high achiever".
Judge Harvey sentenced Chand to 60 hours of community work, disqualified him from driving for six months, ordered him to undergo drug and alcohol counselling and to pay medical and analysis fees to the police of $173.
Judge Harvey said it would be up to the Law Society to decide whether Chand could continue practising. Chand was not on the society's register online. A spokesman said that would indicate he does not hold a current practising certificate.
