Medicines and Poisons (Poisons and Prohibited Substances) Regulation 2021
sec.33Storing and transporting high-risk poison
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sec.33 Storing and transporting high-risk poison
The holder of a substance authority must take all reasonable steps to ensure— a high-risk poison possessed under the authority is stored in a secure area; and if the high-risk poison is transported in a vehicle—the poison is stored in a secure area of the vehicle. Subsection (1) does not prevent the holder taking steps that are reasonably necessary for otherwise dealing with the high-risk poison in the authorised way. Subsection (4) applies if the substance authority is a wholesale licence or manufacturing licence. The holder of the licence must also ensure each premises in which the high-risk poison is stored is constantly monitored by an alarm system or person located at the premises. (sec.33-ssec.1) The holder of a substance authority must take all reasonable steps to ensure— a high-risk poison possessed under the authority is stored in a secure area; and if the high-risk poison is transported in a vehicle—the poison is stored in a secure area of the vehicle. (sec.33-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the holder taking steps that are reasonably necessary for otherwise dealing with the high-risk poison in the authorised way. (sec.33-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if the substance authority is a wholesale licence or manufacturing licence. (sec.33-ssec.4) The holder of the licence must also ensure each premises in which the high-risk poison is stored is constantly monitored by an alarm system or person located at the premises.
- (a) a high-risk poison possessed under the authority is stored in a secure area; and
- (b) if the high-risk poison is transported in a vehicle—the poison is stored in a secure area of the vehicle.