Statements of quantity, proportion or stStatements of quantity, proportion or strength

Statements of quantity, proportion or strength

8. The statement of the quantity, proportion or strength of a poison must be expressed in the most appropriate of the following forms:

(1) if the poison is for human therapeutic use, in the manner prescribed by orders made under subsection 10(3) of the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods Act 1989;

(2) if the poison is for a purpose or purposes other than human therapeutic use and:

(a) if the poison is a liquid in a liquid preparation, as the mass or volume of the poison per stated volume of the preparation;

(b) if the poison is a liquid in a solid or semi-solid preparation, as the mass or volume of the poison per stated mass of the preparation;

(c) if the poison is a solid or semi-solid in a liquid preparation, as the mass of the poison per stated volume of the preparation;

(d) if the poison is a solid or semi-solid in a solid or semi-solid preparation, as the mass of the poison per stated mass of the preparation;

(e) if the poison is a gas in a liquid preparation, as the mass of the poison per stated volume of the preparation;

(f) if the poison is a gas in a solid or semi-solid preparation, as the mass of the poison per stated mass of the preparation;

(g) if the poison is a gas in a gaseous preparation, as the mass of the poison per stated mass of the preparation;

(3) if the poison is a solution of a mineral acid, the proportion of the acid may be expressed as the mass of the acid per stated mass of the preparation;

(4) if the poison is an inorganic pigment, the proportion may be expressed as a percentage of the metal present using one of the following expressions as appropriate:

contains not more than 10 per cent name of the metal); or

contains not more than 30 per cent (name of the metal); or

contains more than 30 per cent of (name of the metal);

(5) if the poison is included in a paint, other than a paint for therapeutic or cosmetic use, the proportion may be expressed as a range provided that the limits of the range do not differ by more than 5 per cent of the product;

(6) if the poison is a lead-based pigment included in automotive paint, the proportion may be expressed as the maximum content of the lead that may be present in the non-volatile content of the paint;

(7) if a preparation contains more than one derivative of a poison, the quantity or proportion of the poison may be expressed as the equivalent quantity or proportion of one of the derivatives present which it would contain if all of the derivatives were that derivative.

(8) For the purposes of subparagraph 8(7) “derivative” includes alkaloid.