20Certain Schedule 7 substances to be supplied and used only under an authority

#### 20 Certain Schedule 7 substances to be supplied and used only under an authority 20 Certain Schedule 7 substances to be supplied and used only under an authority > > (1) A person must not obtain or use a Schedule 7 substance unless the person holds an authority under Part 8 to obtain or use the substance. > > > > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. > > > (2) A dealer must not supply a Schedule 7 substance to any other person unless— > > > > > (a) the dealer holds an authority under Part 8 to supply the substance, and > > > > > (b) the person being supplied holds an authority under Part 8 to obtain the substance. > > > > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. > > > (3) A person being supplied with a Schedule 7 substance must surrender to the dealer the person’s authority to obtain the substance. > > > > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. > > > (4) In the case of an authority— > > > > > (a) that authorises multiple supplies of a Schedule 7 substance, or > > > > > (b) that has been issued to a class of persons (as referred to in clause 170(4)), > > > > it is sufficient compliance with subclause (3) if the person being supplied surrenders a copy of the authority to the dealer. > > > (5) The functions of the Secretary under Part 8 with respect to an authority under this clause may be exercised by the Permanent Head of the Commonwealth Department of Health. > > > (6) The Secretary may, by order in writing, exempt any person or substance, or any class of persons or substances, from any or all of the requirements of this clause. > > > (7) Such an exemption may be given unconditionally or subject to conditions. > > > (8) This clause does not apply to— > > > > > (a) the supply by wholesale of any Schedule 7 substance, or > > > > > (b) the use by a person of any Schedule 7 substance that is— > > > > > > > (i) a pesticide (within the meaning of the [Pesticides Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-080)), or > > > > > > > (ii) a stock medicine (within the meaning of the [Stock Medicines Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-182)), > > > > > > or the supply to, or obtaining by, such a person of any such substance, or > > > > > (c) the use by a person in charge of an institution or facility for scientific research, instruction, analysis or study of any Schedule 7 substance for use in that institution or facility, or the supply to, or obtaining by, such a person of any such substance for use in that institution or facility, or > > > > > (d) the use by a person of any Schedule 7 substance (other than a highly dangerous substance) for non-domestic purposes, or the supply to, or obtaining by, a person of any such substance for use for non-domestic purposes. > > > (9) In subclause (8)(d), highly dangerous substance means any of the following substances— > > > > > arsenic > > > > > cyanides > > > > > fluoroacetamide > > > > > fluoroacetic acid > > > > > hydrocyanic acid > > > > > strychnine > > > > > thallium > > **cl 20:** Am 2016 (409), Sch 1 \[3\].