Sch 8poisons

Schedule 8 poisons

25A. (1) A person who supplies any Schedule 8 poison must ensure that the Schedule 8 poison is packaged in such a way that its primary pack is so sealed that, when the seal is broken, it is readily distinguishable from other sealed primary packs.

(2) This paragraph does not apply to the supply of a Schedule 8 poison by a:

(a) medical practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon in the practice of his or her profession;

(b) pharmacist on the prescription of a medical practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon;

(c) pharmacist employed at a hospital, on the written requisition of a medical practitioner, a dentist or the nurse in charge of the ward in which the Schedule 8 poison is to be used or stored; or

(d) nurse on the direction in writing of a medical practitioner or dentist.

Exemptions

26. (1) Paragraphs 21, 22 and 23 do not apply to the immediate container of a poison prepared, packed and sold:

(a) for human internal or animal internal use; or

(b) as a solid or semi-solid preparation for human external or animal external use; or

(c) as a paint, other than a paint for therapeutic or cosmetic use; or

(d) in containers having a nominal capacity of 15 millilitres or less; or

(e) for use in automatic photographic or photocopy processing machines if the container is specifically designed to fit into the machines; or

(f) solely for dispensary, industrial, laboratory or manufacturing purposes.

(2) Paragraph 25 does not apply to a poison prepared, packed and sold solely for dispensary, industrial, laboratory or manufacturing purposes.

27. The tactile identification or embossing required by paragraphs 21, 22 or 23 of this Standard or Australian Standard AS 2216-1997 entitled Packaging for poisonous substances do not apply to a container that is an aerosol container, a collapsible tube, or a measure pack which is a flexible sachet.

Camphor and naphthalene

28. The container requirements of paragraph 21 do not apply to a device that contains only camphor or naphthalene in block, ball, disc or pellet form for domestic use, if the device:

(1) in normal use, prevents removal or ingestion of its contents; and

(2) is incapable of reacting with the poison; and

(3) is sufficiently strong to withstand the ordinary risks of handling, storage or transport; and

(4) has the word “POISON” and the approved name of the poison embossed or indelibly printed on it.

Prohibitions