Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012
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105 Definitions manufacturer's pack, of an unscheduled substance, means a primary pack of the substance that has been packaged and labelled by the substance's manufacturer in compliance with the medicines and poisons standard. Note A primary pack is a pack in which a substance and its immediate container or immediate wrapper or measure pack are presented for sale or supply (see the medicines and poisons standard). unscheduled substance means a substance mentioned in Schedule 2, 3, 4 or 8 to the medicines and poisons standard if none of the Schedules apply to the substance because of an exception in the standard. Example Aspirin is mentioned in several Schedules of the medicines and poisons standard but in small packages is an unscheduled substance. vending machine means a machine or device from which a Scheduled substance can be obtained, including by one or more of the following: (a) electronic funds transfer; (b) inserting money, a token or something else. Examples of other things for paragraph (b) 1 A credit card. 2 A debit card. 3 A key. 106 Vending machine supplies of unscheduled substances (a) the person is the occupier of premises; and (b) a vending machine is installed on the premises; and
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 63 (c) the vending machine is used, or available for use, for supplying an unscheduled substance. (2) Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(a) and (b). (3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the vending machine was placed on the premises without the occupier's consent. (4) In addition, subsection (1) does not apply if: (a) the unscheduled substance is supplied in a manufacturer's pack containing not more than 2 adult doses of the substance; and (b) the substance was packed in the manufacturer's pack by the manufacturer of the substance; and (c) the vending machine is presented and located in a way that makes unsupervised access by children unlikely. Division 3 Methylated spirit 107 Drinking methylated spirit (1) A person must not drink a methylated spirit. 108 Supplying methylated spirit for drinking A person must not supply a methylated spirit to another person for drinking by the other person or someone else.