Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
sec.240Regulation-making power
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sec.240 Regulation-making power
The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act. A regulation may be made about the following matters— buying and possessing S2 and S3 medicines; disposing of waste from medicines in relation to which section 42 does not apply; dealing with S5 and S6 poisons; the packaging, labelling, containing and storing of regulated substances; security practices for the supply of regulated substances; record-keeping and accounting for regulated substances; risk management and notification requirements for regulated activities with regulated substances; the establishment and use of electronic systems, computers and other devices in relation to regulated activities with regulated substances; the advertising of regulated substances; fees, or refunds of fees, for applications and other matters under this Act, including criminal history checks and the analysis of things by State analysts. A regulation may impose a penalty of not more than 100 penalty units for a contravention of the regulation. s 240 amd 2020 No. 31 s 19I ; 2021 No. 12 s 248 (sec.240-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act. (sec.240-ssec.2) A regulation may be made about the following matters— buying and possessing S2 and S3 medicines; disposing of waste from medicines in relation to which section 42 does not apply; dealing with S5 and S6 poisons; the packaging, labelling, containing and storing of regulated substances; security practices for the supply of regulated substances; record-keeping and accounting for regulated substances; risk management and notification requirements for regulated activities with regulated substances; the establishment and use of electronic systems, computers and other devices in relation to regulated activities with regulated substances; the advertising of regulated substances; fees, or refunds of fees, for applications and other matters under this Act, including criminal history checks and the analysis of things by State analysts. (sec.240-ssec.3) A regulation may impose a penalty of not more than 100 penalty units for a contravention of the regulation.
- (a) buying and possessing S2 and S3 medicines;
- (b) disposing of waste from medicines in relation to which section 42 does not apply;
- (c) dealing with S5 and S6 poisons;
- (d) the packaging, labelling, containing and storing of regulated substances;
- (e) security practices for the supply of regulated substances;
- (f) record-keeping and accounting for regulated substances;
- (g) risk management and notification requirements for regulated activities with regulated substances;
- (h) the establishment and use of electronic systems, computers and other devices in relation to regulated activities with regulated substances;