Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
sec.10Meaning of substance
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.10
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Medicines and Poisons Act 2019.
sec.10 Meaning of substance
A substance includes an ingredient, compound, preparation or extract of a substance. For this Act, a substance may be described by reference to any of the following matters— the Poisons Standard; a code, guideline, protocol or other standard; the purpose for which the substance is, or is intended to be, used; the way in which the substance is, or is intended to be, used; the quantity of the substance; the packaging or labelling of the substance; the physical or chemical state or form of the substance. (sec.10-ssec.1) A substance includes an ingredient, compound, preparation or extract of a substance. (sec.10-ssec.2) For this Act, a substance may be described by reference to any of the following matters— the Poisons Standard; a code, guideline, protocol or other standard; the purpose for which the substance is, or is intended to be, used; the way in which the substance is, or is intended to be, used; the quantity of the substance; the packaging or labelling of the substance; the physical or chemical state or form of the substance.
- (a) the Poisons Standard;
- (b) a code, guideline, protocol or other standard;
- (c) the purpose for which the substance is, or is intended to be, used;
- (d) the way in which the substance is, or is intended to be, used;
- (e) the quantity of the substance;
- (f) the packaging or labelling of the substance;
- (g) the physical or chemical state or form of the substance.