This Standard does not apply to a poison in any of the following products:
ALGICIDES, BACTERIOCIDES OR SLIMICIDES for industrial use that do not fit the definition of an agvet chemical product.
BACTERIAL CULTURE MEDIA containing antibiotics.
CERAMICS.
CHEMISTRY SETS for toy and educational use, when complying with the requirements of Australian Standard AS 8124.4-2003 Safety of toys - Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities.
COPPER COMPOUNDS in paints.
DEXTRANS, GELATIN - SUCCINYLATED & ETHERIFIED STARCHES used as plasma substitutes/blood volume expanders.
ELECTRICAL ACCUMULATORS, BATTERIES, COMPONENTS or LAMPS.
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS.
ENHANCING AGENTS for use in ultrasonic and magnetic resonance imaging.
EXPLOSIVES.
FOOD except:
(a) food additives before incorporation into food; or
(b) when used as a means of administering a poison for therapeutic use.
FRITTED GLAZING OR ENAMELLING PREPARATIONS in which the poison is confined as a non-migratory component of glassy solid flakes or granules.
GLASS (including CRYSTAL WARE).
GLAZED POTTERY.
HUMAN BLOOD PRODUCTS including:
(a) whole blood;
(b) blood components including red cells, white cells, platelets and plasma (including cryoprecipitate); and
(c) the following plasma-derived therapeutic proteins and their equivalent recombinant alternatives:
(i) albumin;
(ii) anticoagulation complex;
(iii) C1 esterase inhibitors;
(iv) clotting factors;
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(v) fibrinogen;
(vi) protein C;
(vii) prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC); and
(viii) thrombin.
IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC AND ANALYTICAL PREPARATIONS containing 0.001 per cent or less of a poison included in Schedules 1 to 8.
INTRAOCULAR VISCOELASTIC PRODUCTS.
LUBRICANTS except soluble oils and solvent-deposited lubricating agents.
MATCHES.
MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ADHESIVES, GLUES AND CEMENTS.
MEDICAL DEVICES classified as Class III by the classification rules set out in Schedule 2 to the Therapeutic Goods (Medical Devices) Regulation 2002, as in force from time to time, except:
(a) injectable tissue reconstructive, augmentation and restoration materials, including collagen;
(b) medical devices which include anticoagulants;
(c) artificial tears;
(d) urinary catheters; or
(e) intra-articular fluids.
MOTOR, HEATING or FURNACE FUELS except:
(a) when the contrary intention appears in any Schedule;
(b) when containing methanol;
(c) toy or hobby fuels; or
(d) petrol or kerosene when packed in containers having a capacity of 20 litres or less.
NUTRITION REPLACEMENT PREPARATIONS FOR PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION.
PAPER except:
(a) when prepared for pesticidal use; or
(b) when containing a poison included in Schedule 8 or 9.
PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER or FILM.
PIGMENTS when immobilised in a polymer.
PORCELAIN.
APPENDIX A – continued
PRINTING INKS or INK ADDITIVES except:
(a) when containing a pesticide; or
(b) preparations containing more than 0.1 per cent of lead calculated on the non-volatile content of the ink or ink additive.
RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST MEDIA (radiopaques) for therapeutic use.
RADIOISOTOPES for therapeutic use.
SEEDS treated with seed protectants.
SINGLE-USE TUBES for the estimation of alcohol content of breath.
TERMITE BARRIERS consisting of an active ingredient, other than arsenic, approved by the relevant registration authority, and laminated between impervious sheeting.
TIMBER or WALLBOARD.
VITREOUS ENAMELS.
WRITING CORRECTION PENS which do not allow ingestion of the contents and which contain no scheduled poison other than designated solvents included in Schedule 5.
APPENDIX B
SUBSTANCES CONSIDERED NOT TO REQUIRE CONTROL
BY SCHEDULING
\[This appendix should be read in conjunction with Appendix A\]
Substances for which the available information suggests that inclusion in the Poisons Schedules is not necessary, or not the most appropriate means of controlling the risk to public health, have been considered at various times.
Listing in Appendix B indicates that a decision has been taken not to list substances anywhere in the Schedules, either for a specific purpose, or generally. It is an inclusive, but not an exhaustive, list i.e. there may be substances not included in the Schedules, and not included in Appendix B, which may be hazardous or non-hazardous, but have not been considered in relation to the need for scheduling.
Substances may be included in Appendix B because they have intrinsically low toxicity, or where other factors suggest that the potential public health risk would be minimal. Factors which are considered when determining an Appendix B entry include:
• the toxicology profile was adequately characterised and not consistent with inclusion in any of the Schedules;
• the use, purpose or product presentation minimised any hazard to the public such as to not require scheduling; or
• the public access was limited such that scheduling was inappropriate or unnecessary.
The list was developed from scheduling files and historical records. For transparency, where the reason for entry and/or purpose or use for the substance was apparent in the consideration, this has been included in the columns “Reason for Entry” and “Area of Use”.
Inclusion in Appendix B will not prevent reconsideration of the scheduling of a substance where adverse information becomes available about the Appendix B entry for that substance.
Applications are considered for scheduling. Applications for entry into Appendix B will not be accepted.