3Interpretation

### 3 Interpretation > *\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 43 of 1982, s. 66 and Sched. 3 \]**\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 99 of 1982, s. 3 and Sched. 2 \]**\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 1984, s. 5 \]**\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 51 of 1985, s. 4 and Sched. 2 \]**\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 1991, s. 39 and Sched. 4 \]**\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 68 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 100 of 1995, s. 97 and Sched. 7 \]**\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 2 of 1996, s. 87 and Sched. 7 \]* > > > (1)  *\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 95 of 1973, s. 2 \]*In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – > > > > > ***aircraft*** includes a helicopter, a hovercraft, and an autogiro; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS4@Hpa@EN) ***alkaloid poppy*** means a plant of the species *Papaver somniferum* or *Papaver bracteatum*; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS4@Hpa@EN) ***alkaloid poppy material*** means a part or product of an alkaloid poppy; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 73 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-07-01/act-2013-073#JS1@Ja7@GC1@Hpa@EN) ***ambulance officer*** means an officer of the Ambulance Service as defined in the [Ambulance Service Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1982-105) ; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 73 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-07-01/act-2013-073#JS1@Ja7@GC1@Hpa@EN) ***ambulance services*** has the same meaning as in the [Ambulance Service Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1982-105) ; > > > > > ***analysis***, in relation to a substance, includes any bacteriological, biochemical, electrical, electrochemical, microscopical, pathological, or other examination or test of or applied to the substance; > > > > > ***analyst*** means a person appointed as an analyst under [section 19](#GS19@EN) , and includes the Government Analyst; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS5@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 26 of 2025, s. 4, Applied:16 Feb 2026\]*](/view/html/inforce/2026-02-16/act-2025-026#GS4@Hpa@EN) ***authorised health professional*** means a person who is – > > > > > > > > (a) an interstate prescriber; or > > > > > > > > > (b) a member of a class of health professionals – > > > > > > > > > > > > (i) that is prescribed for the purposes of this definition; or > > > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) in respect of whom an order has been made under [section 25D(1)(a)](#GS25DG@Gs1@Hpa@EN) ; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 78 of 2007, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-07-01/act-2007-078#GS4@Hpa@EN) ***authorised nurse practitioner*** means a nurse practitioner authorised under [section 25B](#GS25B@EN) ; > > > > > ***automatic machine*** means a machine or mechanical device that is used or capable of being used for the purpose of selling or supplying goods without the personal manipulation or attention of the seller or supplier or his employee or agent at the time of the sale or supply; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS4@Hpb@EN) ***Board*** means the Poppy Advisory and Control Board established under [section 59H(1)](#GS59H@Gs1@EN) ; > > > > > ***boat*** includes a vessel or water craft of any description; > > > > > ***coca leaves*** means the leaves of any plant of the genus *erythroxylacae* from which cocaine may be extracted either directly or by chemical transformation; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 73 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-07-01/act-2013-073#JS1@Ja7@GC1@Hpb@EN) ***Commissioner of Ambulance Services*** means the Commissioner as defined in the [Ambulance Service Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1982-105) ; > > > > > ***container***, used in relation to a substance, means a vessel, bottle, tube, capsule, tin, box, case, wrapper, cover, envelope, or other like receptacle that immediately contains the substance; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-04-16/act-2003-009#JS1@Ja42@GC1@Hpa@EN) ***court*** includes the Supreme Court or a judge, a magistrate, and 2 or more justices in petty session; > > > > > ***dangerous poison*** means a substance that is, for the time being, specified in Schedule 7 to the Poisons List; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 20 of 2001, Sched. 6, Applied:03 Oct 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-10-03/act-2001-020#JS6@Ja10@GC1@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja53@GC1@Hpa@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja53@GC1@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 26 of 2025, s. 4, Applied:16 Feb 2026\]*](/view/html/inforce/2026-02-16/act-2025-026#GS4@Hpb@EN) ***dentist*** means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the dental profession as a dentist; > > > > > ***domestic poison*** means a substance that is, for the time being, specified in Schedule 5 to the Poisons List; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:01 Sep 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-09-01/act-2009-029#GS5@Hpa@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:01 Sep 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-09-01/act-2009-029#GS5@Hpa@EN) ***drug*** means a substance – > > > > > > > > (a) that is designed or intended for therapeutic use; or > > > > > > > > > (b) the sole or principal use of which is, or ordinarily is, a therapeutic use or use as an ingredient or component in the preparation or manufacture of a substance for therapeutic use; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:01 Sep 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-09-01/act-2009-029#GS5@Hpa@EN) ***drug-dependent person*** means a person who – > > > > > > > > (a) has acquired, as a result of the repeated administration of drugs of dependence, an overpowering desire for their continued administration; or > > > > > > > > > (b) has a condition such that the cessation of the administration of a drug of dependence, or the inability to obtain such a drug, is likely to cause him or her to exhibit signs of mental or physical distress or disorder; or > > > > > > > > > (c) exhibits drug-seeking behaviour that suggests impaired control as a result of the person’s continued use of drugs of dependence; or > > > > > > > > > (d) consumes or uses a drug of dependence contrary to the prescribing practitioner’s instructions; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:01 Sep 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-09-01/act-2009-029#GS5@Hpa@EN) ***drug of dependence*** means a substance listed in [Schedule 8](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2001-102#JS8@EN) or [Schedule 9](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2001-102#JS9@EN) to the Poisons List and includes any substance or class of substances that the Minister declares by order to be a drug of dependence but does not include any substance or class of substances that the Minister declares by order not to be a drug of dependence; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:01 Sep 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-09-01/act-2009-029#GS5@Hpa@EN) ***drug-seeking behaviour*** has the meaning given by [section 4](#GS4@EN) ; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 21 of 2021, s. 4, Applied:17 Dec 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-12-17/act-2021-021#GS4@Hpa@EN) ***emergency order*** means an order made and in force under [section 38J](#GS38J@EN) ; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 42 of 2010, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-01-01/act-2010-042#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS5@Hpb@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS5@Hpb@EN) ***endorsed midwife*** means a midwife who is endorsed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia under section 94 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) to prescribe scheduled substances; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS4@Hpc@EN) ***grow*** includes the following: > > > > > > > > (a) plant a seed, seedling or cutting; > > > > > > > > > (b) graft, divide or transplant a plant; > > > > > > > > > (c) nurture, tend, grow, cultivate or harvest a plant; > > > > > ***hazardous poison*** means a substance that is, for the time being, specified in Schedule 1 to the Poisons List; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS4@Hpd@EN) ***improvement notice*** means an improvement notice issued and served under [section 69AA](#GS69AA@EN) ; > > > > > ***Indian hemp*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) any plant or part of a plant of the genus *cannabis*; > > > > > > > > > (b) the resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from any plant or part of a plant of the genus *cannabis*; or > > > > > > > > > (c) any preparation containing any such resin – > > > > > > by whatever name that plant, part, resin, or preparation may be called, and includes the achene or seed of any such plant but does not include any fibre of any such plant from which the resin has been extracted; > > > > > ***industrial or agricultural poison*** means a substance that is, for the time being, specified in Schedule 6 to the Poisons List; > > > > > ***inspector*** means a person appointed and holding office under [section 23](#GS23@EN) ; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 73 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-07-01/act-2013-073#JS1@Ja7@GC1@Hpc@EN) ***interstate ambulance officer*** means a person providing ambulance services in this State in accordance with an interstate arrangement within the meaning of section 38A of the [Ambulance Service Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1982-105) ; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 26 of 2025, s. 4, Applied:16 Feb 2026\]*](/view/html/inforce/2026-02-16/act-2025-026#GS4@Hpc@EN) ***interstate prescriber*** means a registered health practitioner, within the meaning of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania), who – > > > > > > > > (a) is, at the material time, present in another State or a Territory; and > > > > > > > > > (b) may lawfully issue prescriptions in that State or Territory; and > > > > > > > > > (c) is acting in the course of the lawful practice of the practitioner’s profession; > > > > > ***label*** includes a tag, brand, mark, or statement in writing on or attached to or used in connection with a container or package containing a scheduled substance, and ***labelled*** has a corresponding meaning; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS4@Hpe@EN) ***licence*** means a licence that is granted under this Act and is in force; > > > > > ***licensed manufacturing chemist*** means a person who holds a subsisting licence under [section 16](#GS16@EN) [(1)](#GS16@Gs1@EN) [(a)](#GS16@Gs1@Hpa@EN) ; > > > > > ***licensed wholesale chemist*** means a person who holds a subsisting licence under [section 16](#GS16@EN) [(1)](#GS16@Gs1@EN) [(b)](#GS16@Gs1@Hpb@EN) ; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:01 Sep 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-09-01/act-2009-029#GS5@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja53@GC1@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 26 of 2025, s. 4, Applied:16 Feb 2026\]*](/view/html/inforce/2026-02-16/act-2025-026#GS4@Hpd@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 26 of 2025, s. 4, Applied:16 Feb 2026\]*](/view/html/inforce/2026-02-16/act-2025-026#GS4@Hpd@EN) ***medical practitioner*** means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the medical profession; > > > > > ***medicinal opium*** means raw opium that has undergone the processes necessary to adapt it for medicinal use in accordance with the requirements of the *British Pharmacopoeia*, whether it is in the form of powder or is granulated or is in any other form, and whether it is or is not mixed with a neutral substance; > > > > > ***medicinal poison*** means a substance that is, for the time being, specified in Schedule 2 to the Poisons List; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja53@GC1@Hpc@EN) ***midwife*** means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the midwifery profession; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 42 of 2010, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-01-01/act-2010-042#GS4@Hpb@EN) ***midwifery narcotic substance*** means a narcotic substance that is declared by the Minister, by order, to be a midwifery narcotic substance for the purposes of this Act; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 42 of 2010, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-01-01/act-2010-042#GS4@Hpb@EN) ***midwifery restricted substance*** means a restricted substance that is declared by the Minister, by order, to be a midwifery restricted substance for the purposes of this Act; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 21 of 2021, s. 4, Applied:17 Dec 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-12-17/act-2021-021#GS4@Hpb@EN) ***monitored medicines*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) narcotic substances; and > > > > > > > > > (b) substances that are prescribed to be monitored medicines; and > > > > > > > > > (c) substances that are in a class of substances that are prescribed to be monitored medicines; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 21 of 2021, s. 4, Applied:17 Dec 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-12-17/act-2021-021#GS4@Hpb@EN) ***monitored medicines database*** means the electronic database established and maintained under [section 38B](#GS38B@EN) ; > > > > > ***narcotic substance*** means a substance that is, for the time being, specified in Schedule 8 to the Poisons List; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 78 of 2007, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-07-01/act-2007-078#GS4@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja53@GC1@Hpd@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja53@GC1@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 26 of 2025, s. 4, Applied:16 Feb 2026\]*](/view/html/inforce/2026-02-16/act-2025-026#GS4@Hpe@EN) ***nurse practitioner*** means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the nursing profession who is endorsed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia to practise as a nurse practitioner; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2012, s. 5, Applied:01 Jul 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-07-01/act-2012-007#GS5@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS4@Hpf@EN) > > > > > ***package***, used in relation to a substance, includes any means by which the substance may, for transport, for carriage, for storage, or for sale, be cased, covered, enclosed, contained, or packed; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 73 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-07-01/act-2013-073#JS1@Ja7@GC1@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 20, Applied:24 Oct 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-10-24/act-2022-023#GS20@Hpa@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 20, Applied:24 Oct 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-10-24/act-2022-023#GS20@Hpa@EN) ***pharmacist*** means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the pharmacy profession but does not include a person who is a provisionally registered pharmacist, or who holds student or non-practising registration in that profession; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 2001, Sched. 6, Applied:01 Apr 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-04-01/act-2001-090#JS6@Ja6@GC1@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja53@GC1@Hpe@EN) > > > > > ***poison*** means a substance that is, for the time being, specified in Schedules 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 or 7 to the Poisons List; > > > > > ***poisons book*** means the poisons book as defined in [section 28](#GS28@EN) ; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2012, s. 5, Applied:01 Jul 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-07-01/act-2012-007#GS5@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2019, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Jun 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-06-28/act-2019-015#JS1@Ja5@GC1@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2025, s. 11, Applied:16 Apr 2025\]*](/view/html/inforce/2025-04-16/act-2025-003#GS11@Hpa@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2025, s. 11, Applied:16 Apr 2025\]*](/view/html/inforce/2025-04-16/act-2025-003#GS11@Hpa@EN) ***Poisons List*** means the Uniform Standard, or such part of the Uniform Standard, adopted under [section 14](#GS14@EN) , as amended in its application to Tasmania under that section from time to time; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS4@Hpg@EN) ***poppy grower's licence*** means a poppy grower's licence that is granted under [section 54D](#GS54D@EN) and is in force; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS4@Hpg@EN) ***poppy research licence*** means a poppy research licence that is granted under [section 54](#GS54@EN) and is in force; > > > > > ***potent substance*** means a substance that is, for the time being, specified in Schedule 3 to the Poisons List; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS4@Hph@EN) ***premises*** includes an area of land, a farm, and any part of premises; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS4@Hph@EN) ***primary industries Minister*** means the Minister administering the [Primary Industry Activities Protection Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-102) ; > > > > > ***prohibited plant*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS4@Hpi@EN) any alkaloid poppy; > > > > > > > > > (b) coca leaves; > > > > > > > > > (c) Indian hemp; and > > > > > > > > > (d) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2025, s. 11, Applied:16 Apr 2025\]*](/view/html/inforce/2025-04-16/act-2025-003#GS11@Hpb@EN) any other plant or fungus, or part of a plant or fungus, that is declared by the Minister, by order, to be a prohibited plant for the purposes of this Act; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2012, s. 5, Applied:01 Jul 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-07-01/act-2012-007#GS5@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 1 of 2013, s. 4, Applied:17 Apr 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-04-17/act-2013-001#GS4@Hpa@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 1 of 2013, s. 4, Applied:17 Apr 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-04-17/act-2013-001#GS4@Hpa@EN) ***prohibited substance*** means a substance or prohibited plant (other than Indian hemp) that is, for the time being, specified in Schedule 9 to the Poisons List; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 20, Applied:24 Oct 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-10-24/act-2022-023#GS20@Hpb@EN) ***provisionally registered pharmacist*** means a person who holds provisional registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the pharmacy profession; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-07-01/act-1997-013#JS4@Ja16@GC1@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jul 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-07-01/act-1997-013#JS4@Ja16@GC1@EN) ***public hospital*** means a hospital maintained and operated by or on behalf of the State; > > > > > ***public institution*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) a State authority; > > > > > > > > > (b) a public hospital; > > > > > > > > > (c) the University of Tasmania; > > > > > > > > > (d) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 47 of 2016, s. 18, Applied:10 Jul 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-07-10/act-2016-047#GS18@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 2021, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-07-01/act-2021-032#JS4@Ja8@GC1@EN) TasTAFE, as continued by the [TasTAFE (Skills and Training Business) Act 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2021-032) ; and > > > > > > > > > (e) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 47 of 2016, s. 18, Applied:10 Jul 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-07-10/act-2016-047#GS18@EN) > > > > > > > > > (f) any other institution or establishment that is not carried on for private gain or reward and is declared by the Minister, by order, to be a public institution for the purposes of this Act; > > > > > ***raw narcotic*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) raw opium; and > > > > > > > > > (b) any other substance that is declared by the Minister, by order, to be a raw narcotic for the purposes of this Act; > > > > > ***raw opium*** includes powdered or granulated opium but does not include medicinal opium; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja53@GC1@Hpf@EN) > > > > > ***the regulations*** means regulations made and in force under this Act; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS4@Hpj@EN) ***responsible licensing authority***, in relation to a licence or authorisation, means – > > > > > > > > (a) the Board, if an application for the grant or renewal of the licence may be made to the Board or the licence has been granted or renewed by the Board; or > > > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS5@Hpc@EN) the Minister, if an application for the grant or renewal of the licence or authorisation may be made to the Minister or the licence or authorisation has been granted or renewed by the Minister; or > > > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS5@Hpd@EN) the Secretary, if an application for the grant of the authorisation may be made to the Secretary or the authorisation has been granted by the Secretary; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS4@Hpj@EN) ***responsible officer***, in relation to a licence, means the person who is appointed as the responsible officer in relation to the licence under [section 12](#GS12@EN) ; > > > > > ***restricted substance*** means a substance that is, for the time being, specified in Schedule 4 to the Poisons List; > > > > > ***scheduled substance*** means a substance that is, for the time being, specified in any of the schedules to the Poisons List; > > > > > ***Secretary*** means the Secretary of the Department; > > > > > ***sell*** means sell, whether by wholesale or retail, and includes – > > > > > > > > (a) offer or expose for sale; > > > > > > > > > (b) keep or have in possession for sale; > > > > > > > > > (c) barter or exchange; > > > > > > > > > (d) deal in or agree to sell; > > > > > > > > > (e) send, forward, deliver, or receive for sale or on sale; and > > > > > > > > > (f) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 20, Applied:24 Oct 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-10-24/act-2022-023#GS20@Hpc@EN) authorise, direct, cause, permit, or suffer any of those acts or things to be done– > > > > > > and ***sale*** and ***sold*** have corresponding meanings; > > > > > ***State authority*** means a person or body of persons constituted, established, or appointed under an Act or in the exercise of the prerogative rights of the Crown to administer or control any department, business, undertaking, or institution on behalf of the State; > > > > > ***substance*** includes a preparation, an admixture, and a salt or derivative of a substance; > > > > > ***supply***, in relation to a substance, includes – > > > > > > > > (a) administer a substance, whether orally, subcutaneously, or by any other means; > > > > > > > > > (b) dispense a substance on prescription; and > > > > > > > > > (c) offer or agree to supply a substance; > > > > > ***therapeutic use*** means a use for the purpose of or in connection with – > > > > > > > > (a) preventing, diagnosing, curing, or alleviating a disease, ailment, defect, or injury in persons or animals; > > > > > > > > > (b) influencing, inhibiting, or modifying a physiological process in persons or animals; > > > > > > > > > (c) testing the susceptibility of persons or animals to a disease or ailment; or > > > > > > > > > (d) destroying or inhibiting micro-organisms that may be harmful to persons or animals; > > > > > ***traffic*** includes keep or have in possession for trafficking, and ***trafficking*** has a corresponding meaning; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:01 Sep 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-09-01/act-2009-029#GS5@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 30 of 2021, s. 6, Applied:01 Mar 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-03-01/act-2021-030#GS6@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 30 of 2021, s. 6, Applied:01 Mar 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-03-01/act-2021-030#GS6@EN) ***treatment centre*** means a place that is approved under [section 59AB](#GS59AB@EN) as a treatment centre; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2012, s. 5, Applied:01 Jul 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-07-01/act-2012-007#GS5@Hpd@EN) ***Uniform Standard*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons, of the Commonwealth, published by the Australian Government under the [Therapeutic Goods Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1989-999) of the Commonwealth; or > > > > > > > > > (b) any similar standard published in substitution for that standard; or > > > > > > > > > (c) if the standard, or a standard published in substitution for that standard, has been amended under that Act, that standard as so amended; > > > > > ***vehicle*** means any mode of transport, other than an aircraft or a boat; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS5@Hpe@EN) ***veterinary surgeon*** means a registered veterinary surgeon as defined in the [Veterinary Surgeons Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1987-104) , except in [section 36](#GS36@EN) and [Parts V](#HPV@EN) and [VA](#HPVA@EN) in which case the veterinary surgeon must be present in Tasmania and acting in the course of veterinary practice in Tasmania;; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 73 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-07-01/act-2013-073#JS1@Ja7@GC1@Hpe@EN) ***volunteer ambulance officer*** has the same meaning as in the [Ambulance Service Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1982-105) ; > > > > > ***wholesale dealing*** – > > > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-04-16/act-2003-009#JS1@Ja42@GC1@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja53@GC1@Hpg@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 20, Applied:24 Oct 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-10-24/act-2022-023#GS20@Hpd@EN) means the sale or supply by a wholesale dealer in the ordinary course of his business to persons authorised by or under this Act to be in possession of or to sell a scheduled substance; and > > > > > > > > > (b) includes the sale or supply to other persons in wholesale quantities in the ordinary course of that business for use in a public institution or in connection with a prescribed profession, business, trade, or industry carried on by a person who requires any such substance for use, but not for resale, in connection with his profession, business, trade, or industry. > > > (1A)  *\[Section 3 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 27 of 1984, s. 5 \]*In this Act, a reference to an analysis or examination of a plant is a reference to such an analysis or examination for the purpose of determining whether or not the plant is a prohibited plant. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 3 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 29 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:01 Sep 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-09-01/act-2009-029#GS5@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (2) inserted by No. 7 of 2012, s. 5, Applied:01 Jul 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-07-01/act-2012-007#GS5@Hpe@EN) In this Act – > > > > > > (a) a reference to a scheduled substance is a reference to the substance as specified in the Uniform Standard; and > > > > > > > (b) a reference to a substance by reference to a Schedule of a particular number is taken to be a reference to the substance as specified in the Schedule of that number to the Poisons List. > > > (3)  Without restricting the generality of the expression "possession", a substance or plant shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be in the possession of a person so long as it is on any land or premises occupied by him or is enjoyed or controlled by him in any place or is in his order and disposition unless he proves that he had no knowledge of the substance or plant. > > > (4)  In this Act, the expression ***this Part*** includes the regulations made under or for the purposes of the Part of this Act in which the expression occurs. > > > (5)  [*\[Section 3 Subsection (5) amended by No. 7 of 2012, s. 5, Applied:01 Jul 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-07-01/act-2012-007#GS5@Hpf@EN) For the purposes of the Poisons List or of any order made under [section 14](#GS14@EN) a substance may be described– > > > > > > (a) by reference to any one or more of the following matters, namely: > > > > > > > > > > (i) the common or scientific name of the substance; > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) any class of substances; > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) the composition of the substance; > > > > > > > > > > > (iv) the purposes for which the substance may be used; > > > > > > > > > > > (v) the manner in which the substance is packed; > > > > > > > > > > > (vi) such other factor or circumstance as may be specified in relation to the substance in the Poisons List or in any such order; or > > > > > > > (b) in any other manner so specified. > > > (6)  In this Act, a reference to a Commonwealth Act cited by its short title includes a reference to that Act as amended from time to time and to any Commonwealth Act passed in substitution for that Act. > > > (7)  [*\[Section 3 Subsection (7) omitted by No. 15 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS5@Hpf@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (8)  [*\[Section 3 Subsection (8) inserted by No. 1 of 2013, s. 4, Applied:17 Apr 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-04-17/act-2013-001#GS4@Hpb@EN) The definition of *prohibited substance* substituted by [section 4](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-001#GS4@EN) of the [Poisons Amendment Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-001) is taken to have had effect on and from 1 July 2012.