73General security requirement—Schedule 4 poisons

73 General security requirement—Schedule 4 poisons

(a) a registered medical practitioner, pharmacist, veterinary practitioner, dentist, nurse practitioner, authorised midwife, authorised optometrist or authorised podiatrist; and

Reg. 73(1)(b) amended by S.R. No. 126/2024 reg. 8.

(b) a person holding a licence, permit (other than a drug-checking permit) or warrant to manufacture, sell, supply, purchase or otherwise obtain, possess, administer or use a Schedule 4 poison; and

Reg. 73(1)(c) amended by S.R. No. 13/2021 reg. 13(1).

(c) a nurse or registered midwife authorised under regulation 8 to be in possession of a Schedule 4 poison; and

Reg. 73(1)(d) inserted by S.R. No. 13/2021 reg. 13(2), amended by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 14(1).

(d) an approved registered nurse or approved registered midwife authorised under regulation 8A to be in possession of a Schedule 4 poison; and

Reg. 73(1)(e) inserted by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 14(2).

(e) a registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner authorised under regulation 8B(1) to be in possession of a Schedule 4 poison.

Reg. 73(2) substituted by S.R. No. 13/2021 reg. 13(3).

(2) A person to whom this regulation applies must store in a lockable storage facility any Schedule 4 poisons that the person possesses (other than in accordance with items 5, 8, 9 or 10 in Part 1 of the Table in regulation 7).

(3) A person to whom this regulation applies must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the storage facility referred to in subregulation (2) remains locked and secured to prevent access by a person not authorised by the Act or these Regulations at all times, except—

(a) when it is necessary to open it to carry out an essential operation in connection with the poisons stored in it; or

Reg. 73(3)(b) substituted by S.R. No. 13/2021 reg. 13(4).

(b) in the case of poisons stored in accordance with subregulation (4)(a) or (b), when any of the following is present—

(ii) a veterinary practitioner;

(iii) a dentist;

(iv) a nurse practitioner;

(v) a nurse who is authorised under regulation 8(1)(a);

(vi) an authorised registered nurse;

(vii) an approved registered nurse;

(viii) a midwife who is authorised under regulation 8(1)(a);

(ix) an authorised midwife;

(x) an approved registered midwife;

(xi) an authorised optometrist;

(xii) an authorised podiatrist;

Reg. 73 (3)(b)(xiii) amended by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 14(3).