Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021
sec.73Labels and containers must comply with Poisons Standard or approved alternatives
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sec.73 Labels and containers must comply with Poisons Standard or approved alternatives
A supplier must not supply stock of a medicine to a buyer unless the labelling on the medicine complies with— the labelling requirements for the medicine stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2 , division 2 ; or if an alternative way for labelling the medicine is approved, or taken to be approved, under section 237 —the alternative way. A supplier must not supply stock of a medicine to a buyer unless the container of the medicine complies with— the requirements for containers for the medicine stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2 , division 3 ; or if an alternative way for packaging the medicine is approved, or taken to be approved, under section 237 —the alternative way. To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsections (1) (a) and (2) (a) do not apply to the supplier to the extent an exemption mentioned in the Poisons Standard applies to the labelling or packaging for the medicine. s 73 amd 2023 SL No. 170 s 5 (sec.73-ssec.1) A supplier must not supply stock of a medicine to a buyer unless the labelling on the medicine complies with— the labelling requirements for the medicine stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2 , division 2 ; or if an alternative way for labelling the medicine is approved, or taken to be approved, under section 237 —the alternative way. (sec.73-ssec.2) A supplier must not supply stock of a medicine to a buyer unless the container of the medicine complies with— the requirements for containers for the medicine stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2 , division 3 ; or if an alternative way for packaging the medicine is approved, or taken to be approved, under section 237 —the alternative way. (sec.73-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsections (1) (a) and (2) (a) do not apply to the supplier to the extent an exemption mentioned in the Poisons Standard applies to the labelling or packaging for the medicine.
- (a) the labelling requirements for the medicine stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2 , division 2 ; or
- (b) if an alternative way for labelling the medicine is approved, or taken to be approved, under section 237 —the alternative way.
- (a) the requirements for containers for the medicine stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2 , division 3 ; or
- (b) if an alternative way for packaging the medicine is approved, or taken to be approved, under section 237 —the alternative way.