Containers for Schedule 5 poisonsContainers for Schedule 5 poisons

Containers for Schedule 5 poisons

23. (1) The container in which any Schedule 5 poison is sold or supplied must:

(a) comply with the container requirements of paragraph 21 or paragraph 22; or

(b) be readily distinguishable from a container in which food, wine or other beverage is sold; and

(i) comply with subsection 1.4 (General Requirements) of Australian Standard AS 2216-1997 entitled Packaging for poisonous substances, excluding paragraph 1.4.3;

(ii) be securely closed and, except when containing a preparation for use on one occasion only, be capable of being re-closed to prevent spillage of its contents; and

(iii) have the expression “POISON”, “NOT TO BE TAKEN” or “NOT TO BE USED AS A FOOD CONTAINER” embossed or indelibly written thereon, or printed on a permanent adhesive label designed to adhere to a substrate without lifting and which cannot be removed without damaging either the label or the substrate.

(2) Notwithstanding subparagraph 23(1), the following Schedule 5 poisons namely:

(a) methylated spirit(s);

(b) liquid hydrocarbons when packed as kerosene, lamp oil, mineral turpentine, thinners, reducers, white petroleum spirit or dry cleaning fluid;

(c) petrol;

(d) toluene; or

(e) xylene,

must not be sold or supplied in a bottle or jar having a nominal capacity of 2 litres or less, unless the immediate container complies with the container requirements specified in paragraph 21.