Part 13Transitional matters

Part 13 — Transitional matters

149. Terms used 124

150. Continuation of licences and permits (s. 141) 124

151. Manufacture, supply and use of Schedule 9 poisons for research 127

152. Containers and labels 128

153. Directions about storage or use of poisons 128

154. Approvals 129

155. Appointments, authorisations, designations and nominations 130

156. Approval of storage arrangements 133

Schedule 1 — Fees

Division 1 — Fees for licences

Division 2 — Fees for permits

Division 3 — Other fees

Schedule 2 — List of additional substances that are Schedule 9 poisons

Schedule 3 — Requirements for safes

1. Requirements for small safe 144

2. Requirements for large safe 145

Schedule 4 — Prescribed offences and modified penalties

Schedule 5 — Infringement notice forms

Schedule 6 — List of Schedule 4 reportable poisons

Notes

Compilation table 152

Defined terms

Medicines and Poisons Act 2014

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Citation

	These regulations are the *Medicines and Poisons Regulations 2016*.

2. Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which section 131 of the Act comes into operation.

3. Terms used

(1) In these regulations —

acute care means immediate, short‑term treatment for an injury, episode of illness or urgent medical condition;

approved electronic prescribing system means an electronic system approved under regulation 19(4);

approved form means a form approved by the CEO;

approved needle and syringe programme means a needle and syringe programme approved under regulation 108;

current Poisons Standard has the meaning given in the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Commonwealth) section 3(1);

dentist means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia) whose name is entered on the Dentists Division of the Register of Dental Practitioners kept under that Law;

dispense means to supply in accordance with a prescription;