Medicines and Poisons (Poisons and Prohibited Substances) Regulation 2021
sec.71Supplying unsolicited S5 and S6 poison samples
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sec.71 Supplying unsolicited S5 and S6 poison samples
A person must not supply a sample of an S5 or S6 poison from place to place, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. travelling door-to-door putting samples in letterboxes Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person supplying a sample by handing it directly to someone who has an opportunity to refuse to take it. handing out a sample to an attendee at a gardening show (sec.71-ssec.1) A person must not supply a sample of an S5 or S6 poison from place to place, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. travelling door-to-door putting samples in letterboxes Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.71-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person supplying a sample by handing it directly to someone who has an opportunity to refuse to take it. handing out a sample to an attendee at a gardening show