VICIn ForceAct
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981
12Poisons Code
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 12
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981.
12 Poisons Code
(1) The Minister may prepare a Poisons Code.
(2) The Poisons Code must contain—
(a) a Poisons List; and
S. 12(2)(b) amended by No. 75/2014 s. 11(a).
(b) any provisions (including appendices) of the Poisons Standard concerning the labelling, storing, packaging or advertising of poisons or controlled substances that the Minister considers are in a form suitable for inclusion in the Code; and
S. 12(2)(c) amended by No. 75/2014 s. 11(b).
(c) any provisions (including appendices) of the Poisons Standard relating to the interpretation of provisions included in the Code under paragraph (a) or (b).
S. 12A inserted by No. 42/1993 s. 38.