{"id":"tas:act-2009-029","name":"Poisons Amendment Act 2009","slug":"poisons-amendment-act-2009","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"29 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176887,"registerId":"tas-tas:act-2009-029-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Poisons Amendment Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2009-029) .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Effect of certain consequential amendments","content":"### 3 Effect of certain consequential amendments\n\n> The amendment by this Act of a provision of any regulations made under any Act does not prevent that provision or any other provision of those regulations from being amended or rescinded by any subsequent regulations.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Poisons Act 1971 Amended","content":"# Part 2 Poisons Act 1971 Amended\n\n*\n\n**4.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Act 1971](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1971-081) .\n\n**\n\n**5.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Act 1971](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1971-081) .\n\n**\n\n**6.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Act 1971](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1971-081) .\n\n**\n\n**7.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Act 1971](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1971-081) .\n\n**\n\n**8.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Act 1971](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1971-081) .\n\n**\n\n**9.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Act 1971](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1971-081) .\n\n*","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Act 1971](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1971-081) .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Act 1971](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1971-081) .","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Act 1971](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1971-081) .","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"7.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 7.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Act 1971](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1971-081) .","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"8.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 8.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Act 1971](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1971-081) .","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"9.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 9.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Act 1971](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1971-081) .","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Alcohol and Drug Dependency Act 1968 Amended","content":"# Part 3 Alcohol and Drug Dependency Act 1968 Amended\n\n*\n\n**10.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Alcohol and Drug Dependency Act 1968](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1968-061) .\n\n**\n\n**11.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Alcohol and Drug Dependency Act 1968](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1968-061) .\n\n*","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"10.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 10.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Alcohol and Drug Dependency Act 1968](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1968-061) .","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"11.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 11.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Alcohol and Drug Dependency Act 1968](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1968-061) .","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Alcohol and Drug Dependency Regulations 1999 Amended","content":"# Part 4 Alcohol and Drug Dependency Regulations 1999 Amended\n\n*\n\n**12.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Alcohol and Drug Dependency Regulations 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1999-178) .\n\n**\n\n**13.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Alcohol and Drug Dependency Regulations 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1999-178) .\n\n**\n\n**14.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Alcohol and Drug Dependency Regulations 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1999-178) .\n\n*","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"12.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 12.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Alcohol and Drug Dependency Regulations 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1999-178) .","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"13.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 13.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Alcohol and Drug Dependency Regulations 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1999-178) .","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"14.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 14.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Alcohol and Drug Dependency Regulations 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1999-178) .","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"Part 5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Poisons Regulations 2008 Amended","content":"# Part 5 Poisons Regulations 2008 Amended\n\n*\n\n**15.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Regulations 2008](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2008-162) .\n\n**\n\n**16.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Regulations 2008](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2008-162) .\n\n*","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"15.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 15.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Regulations 2008](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2008-162) .","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"16.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 16.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons Regulations 2008](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2008-162) .","sortOrder":20}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument itself does not expand substantive legal scope. It administratively incorporates prior amendments into authorised texts, sets commencement by proclamation, and clarifies that subsequent regulations may further amend or rescind those provisions, thereby preserving existing regulatory flexibility rather than creating new regulatory powers."},"complexity_factors":["Mostly administrative: incorporates amendments into authorised versions rather than setting out new substantive provisions","Multiple cross-references to primary Acts and regulations increases navigation effort","Commencement left to proclamation introduces timing uncertainty for implementation","Clause preserving future regulatory amendment/rescission maintains regulatory flexibility and downstream compliance variability","Absence of in-text substantive provisions requires consulting authorised versions to assess practical effects"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act updates the authorised texts of the Poisons Act 1971, the Alcohol and Drug Dependency Act 1968 and their regulations, fixes commencement by proclamation, and confirms that amending a regulation does not stop later regulations from further amending or rescinding that or other provisions. It mainly affects regulators and organisations subject to those laws (for example, pharmacies, health and treatment services): regulators keep discretion to change rules, and regulated parties bear any compliance costs from the incorporated changes."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient information is available to determine whether the scope changed from the original intent. The document contains only status and administrative metadata, with no substantive amendment provisions visible for analysis."},"complexity_factors":["Only administrative metadata is available — no substantive amendment text is present in the document","Poisons legislation in general can be technically complex (drug schedules, licensing regimes, exemptions), but that complexity cannot be assessed here","Amendment acts are inherently harder to interpret without reading alongside the principal Act they modify","The absence of the actual amendment provisions makes it impossible to assess regulatory or legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"The Poisons Amendment Act 2009 (Tas.) amends Tasmania’s Poisons Act and came into force on 1 September 2009. It updates how dangerous substances — including prescription medicines, controlled drugs and toxic chemicals — are regulated, stored, sold and handled in Tasmania and is administered by the relevant state minister.\n\nIt affects health professionals, pharmacies, manufacturers, businesses handling chemicals, patients and the public; specific substantive changes aren’t included in the provided text."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is an amendment Act that performed its function and was then stripped of content through the consolidation process. The scope has not expanded; rather, the document has been hollowed out by design. The original intent was to amend four specific laws, which it did. The current placeholder form accurately reflects that limited, completed purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Zero operative provisions — all substantive content has been removed and incorporated into other statutes","No defined terms","No conditional logic or cross-references to navigate","Document consists entirely of boilerplate commencement provisions and incorporation notices","Structure is purely mechanical: short title, commencement, then 16 sections all stating identical incorporation language"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **consolidation placeholder** for the *Poisons Amendment Act 2009*. It does not contain any active legislative text.\n\n**What this document actually is:**\n- A **shell statute** that once made changes to four separate pieces of legislation\n- All the actual amendments have been \"incorporated\" (merged) into the current versions of those laws\n- This page now just points you to where the live law actually lives\n\n**The laws that were originally changed:**\n- **Poisons Act 1971** — the main law controlling dangerous drugs and chemicals in the ACT\n- **Alcohol and Drug Dependency Act 1968** — governs treatment for addiction\n- **Alcohol and Drug Dependency Regulations 1999** — detailed rules for addiction treatment services\n- **Poisons Regulations 2008** — detailed rules for handling, storing and selling poisons\n\n**Why this matters:**\nIf you're looking for the actual rules about poisons or drug dependency treatment, **this document won't help you**. You need to look at the current authorised versions of the four laws listed above. This page exists purely as a legal breadcrumb trail — it tells historians and lawyers that changes happened in 2009, but the current law is elsewhere.\n\n**Key takeaway:** Don't cite this Act for any legal purpose. It contains no operative provisions."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/poisons-amendment-act-2009","history":"/api/acts/poisons-amendment-act-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/poisons-amendment-act-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/poisons-amendment-act-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/poisons-amendment-act-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/poisons-amendment-act-2009/documents"}}