Medicines and Poisons (Poisons and Prohibited Substances) Regulation 2021
sec.13Exemption for reference material— Act , s 7
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sec.13 Exemption for reference material— Act , s 7
For section 7 (1) of the Act , each of the following activities with the following substances is prescribed— applying or using reference material containing 1 gram or less of a regulated poison at an analytical or chemical laboratory; applying or using reference material containing 0.5 grams or less of a regulated poison in a portable testing device; buying or possessing reference material for an activity mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) . In this section— accredited laboratory means a laboratory accredited by an accreditation body in compliance with AS ISO/IEC 17011:2018 (Conformity assessment—Requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies). portable testing device means a portable device designed to test for the presence of, or provide immediate analysis of, a regulated substance. reference material means a substance used to calibrate analytical equipment, or validate an analytical measurement process, that has been manufactured by an accredited laboratory in compliance with— AS ISO/IEC 17025:2018 (General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories); and AS ISO/IEC 17034:2018 (General requirements for the competence of reference material producers). s 13 amd 2023 SL No. 162 s 4 (sec.13-ssec.1) For section 7 (1) of the Act , each of the following activities with the following substances is prescribed— applying or using reference material containing 1 gram or less of a regulated poison at an analytical or chemical laboratory; applying or using reference material containing 0.5 grams or less of a regulated poison in a portable testing device; buying or possessing reference material for an activity mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) . (sec.13-ssec.2) In this section— accredited laboratory means a laboratory accredited by an accreditation body in compliance with AS ISO/IEC 17011:2018 (Conformity assessment—Requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies). portable testing device means a portable device designed to test for the presence of, or provide immediate analysis of, a regulated substance. reference material means a substance used to calibrate analytical equipment, or validate an analytical measurement process, that has been manufactured by an accredited laboratory in compliance with— AS ISO/IEC 17025:2018 (General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories); and AS ISO/IEC 17034:2018 (General requirements for the competence of reference material producers).
- (a) applying or using reference material containing 1 gram or less of a regulated poison at an analytical or chemical laboratory;
- (b) applying or using reference material containing 0.5 grams or less of a regulated poison in a portable testing device;
- (c) buying or possessing reference material for an activity mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) .