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Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008
128LDDelivery by carrier
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#### 128LD Delivery by carrier
128LD Delivery by carrier
> > (1) A carrier is authorised to be in possession of a package containing a voluntary assisted dying substance only for the purpose of delivering the substance to the person to whom it is addressed.
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> > (2) An authorised supplier who delivers a voluntary assisted dying substance by carrier must ensure—
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> > > (a) the substance is contained in a package that has at least 1 opaque covering, and
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> > > (b) the package contains a document—
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> > > > (i) listing the contents of the package, and
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> > > > (ii) bearing the words “VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING SUBSTANCE—CHECK CAREFULLY” in bold face sans serif capital letters with a letter height of at least 12.5mm, and
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> > > (c) the outside of the package does not indicate that it contains a voluntary assisted dying substance, a drug of addiction or a restricted substance, and
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> > > (d) the package is properly addressed to the person to whom the substance is being supplied.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (3) A contact person who delivers a voluntary assisted dying substance by carrier must ensure—
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> > > (a) the substance is contained in a package that has at least 1 opaque covering, and
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> > > (b) the outside of the package does not indicate that it contains a voluntary assisted dying substance, a drug of addiction or a restricted substance, and
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> > > (c) the package is properly addressed to the person to whom the substance is being supplied.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> **cl 128LD:** Ins 2023 (548), Sch 1\[6\].