sec.69Compliance with Poisons Standard or approved alternatives

sec.69 Compliance with Poisons Standard or approved alternatives

A person must not supply an S5 or S6 poison unless the poison is labelled in accordance with— the requirements for labelling the poison stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2, division 2 ; or if an alternative way for labelling the poison is approved, or taken to be approved, by the chief executive under section 82 —the alternative way. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. A person must not supply an S5 or S6 poison unless the container of the poison complies with— the requirements for a container of the poison stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2, division 3 ; or if an alternative way for packaging the poison is approved, or taken to be approved, by the chief executive under section 82 —the alternative way. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. However, a person does not contravene subsection (1) or (2) if— the schedule of the Poisons Standard in which the poison is listed has changed within 6 months after the poison was labelled or packaged; and the person had labelled or packaged the poison in accordance with the schedule of the Poisons Standard in which the poison was listed before the change to the listing happened. To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsections (1) (a) and (2) (a) do not apply to the person to the extent an exemption mentioned in the Poisons Standard applies to the labelling or packaging of the S5 or S6 poison. s 69 amd 2023 SL No. 162 s 16 (sec.69-ssec.1) A person must not supply an S5 or S6 poison unless the poison is labelled in accordance with— the requirements for labelling the poison stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2, division 2 ; or if an alternative way for labelling the poison is approved, or taken to be approved, by the chief executive under section 82 —the alternative way. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.69-ssec.2) A person must not supply an S5 or S6 poison unless the container of the poison complies with— the requirements for a container of the poison stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2, division 3 ; or if an alternative way for packaging the poison is approved, or taken to be approved, by the chief executive under section 82 —the alternative way. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.69-ssec.3) However, a person does not contravene subsection (1) or (2) if— the schedule of the Poisons Standard in which the poison is listed has changed within 6 months after the poison was labelled or packaged; and the person had labelled or packaged the poison in accordance with the schedule of the Poisons Standard in which the poison was listed before the change to the listing happened. (sec.69-ssec.4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsections (1) (a) and (2) (a) do not apply to the person to the extent an exemption mentioned in the Poisons Standard applies to the labelling or packaging of the S5 or S6 poison.

• (a) the requirements for labelling the poison stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2, division 2 ; or