120Storage requirements for Schedule 6 substances

120 Storage requirements for Schedule 6 substances

120 Storage requirements for Schedule 6 substances

(1) A supplier in possession of a Schedule 6 substance must store the substance—

(a) in a way that prevents access by persons who are less than 16 years of age, and

(b) in a location that is at least 1.2m above the floor and at least 1.2m away from a step, stairway, ramp or escalator to which the public has access.

Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.

(2) This section does not apply to the following substances—

(a) a substance for therapeutic use for animals,

(b) a substance in a container fitted with—

(i) a child-resistant closure, within the meaning of the Commonwealth Poisons Standard, or

(ii) an approved closure,

(c) a substance in a pressurised spray dispenser fitted with a cap that can be removed only by using a levering instrument applied through a slot in the cap,

(d) a substance in a container—

(i) with a capacity of at least 5L, or

(ii) that weighs at least 5kg, including the contents of the container,

(e) hair dye in a container with a capacity of no more than 5mL,

(f) cockroach bait in a complex welded plastic structure.