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Poisons Standard 2013
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Availability of poisons
The purpose of classification is to group substances into Schedules that require similar regulatory controls over their availability.
These Schedules have been developed over a long period and contain poisons that may be obsolete for various reasons. Also, as part of the move to harmonise the Australian and New Zealand classifications, many substances have been added to the Schedules for that purpose, irrespective of their availability in either country.
Inclusion of a poison in a Schedule indicates the degree of control required if it is marketed. It does not indicate:
- that the poison is available; nor
- that is has been approved or is efficacious for any use that may be specified in a Schedule; nor
- does it negate any obligation for registration of a therapeutic good, or agricultural or veterinary chemical product containing that poison.