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#### 13 Schedule 6 substances
13 Schedule 6 substances
> > (1) A dealer who has possession of any Schedule 6 substance must keep that substance—
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> > > (a) in a place to which the public does not have access, or
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> > > (b) in a place that is at least 1.2 metres above the floor and at least 1.2 metres away from any step, stairway, ramp or escalator to which the public has access.
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> > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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> > (2) This clause does not apply to any of the following—
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> > > (a) any therapeutic substance for internal use in animals,
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> > > (b) any substance in a container that is fitted with a child-resistant closure,
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> > > (c) any substance in a pressurised spray dispenser that is fitted with a cap that can be removed only by using a levering instrument applied through a slot in the cap,
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> > > (d) any substance in a container that has a capacity of 5 litres or more or a weight (inclusive of its contents) of 5 kilograms or more,
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> > > (e) any hair dye in a container that has a capacity of 50 millilitres or less,
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> > > (f) any cockroach bait that is enclosed in a complex welded plastic structure.
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> > (3) In this clause, child-resistant closure means—
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> > > (a) a child-resistant closure within the meaning of the current Poisons Standard, or
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> > > (b) a closure of a design approved for the time being by the Secretary.