Medicines and Poisons (Poisons and Prohibited Substances) Regulation 2021
sec.78Unlawful advertising of prohibited substances
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sec.78 Unlawful advertising of prohibited substances
A person must not advertise, or cause a person to advertise, a prohibited substance. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to— an advertisement of a prohibited substance in a price list intended for circulation only to persons authorised under the Act , or permitted under a corresponding law or another law, to use the substance; or an advertisement of Cannabis sativa in connection with an activity authorised under the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 , section 47 or 48 (1) . (sec.78-ssec.1) A person must not advertise, or cause a person to advertise, a prohibited substance. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (sec.78-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to— an advertisement of a prohibited substance in a price list intended for circulation only to persons authorised under the Act , or permitted under a corresponding law or another law, to use the substance; or an advertisement of Cannabis sativa in connection with an activity authorised under the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 , section 47 or 48 (1) .
- (a) an advertisement of a prohibited substance in a price list intended for circulation only to persons authorised under the Act , or permitted under a corresponding law or another law, to use the substance; or
- (b) an advertisement of Cannabis sativa in connection with an activity authorised under the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 , section 47 or 48 (1) .