Poisons Standard 2013
Preparations containing poisons listed iPreparations containing poisons listed in two or more Schedules
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Preparations containing poisons listed in two or more Schedules
If a preparation contains two or more poisons, the provisions relating to each of the Schedules in which those poisons are included apply.
Where it is not possible to comply both with a provision relating to one of those Schedules and with a provision relating to another of those Schedules, the provision of the more restrictive Schedule applies, unless a contrary intention is indicated in the Schedules or relevant legislation.
The Schedules listed in order of greatest to least restriction on access and availability are 9, 8, 4, 7, 3, 2, 6, 5.
Schedule 1 is not currently in use.
Some substances in certain circumstances are also subject to exemptions or additional restrictions as described in the Appendices of this Standard. The table below summarises the purpose of each of the Appendices and the controls imposed on substances included in them.
| Appendix | Title | Purpose/ controls imposed |
|---|---|---|
| Appendix A | General exemptions | List of classes of products or uses exempted from this Standard. |
| Appendix B | Substances considered not to require control by scheduling | List of poisons exempted from scheduling. |
| Appendix C | Substances, other than those included in Schedule 9, of such danger to health as to warrant prohibition of sale, supply and use | List of poisons prohibited from sale, supply or use because of their known potential for harm to human and/or animal health. |
| Appendix D | Additional controls on possession or supply of poisons included in Schedule 4 or 8 | List of poisons included in Schedule 4 or 8 where additional specified controls apply on possession or supply. |
| Appendix E | First aid instructions for poisons | First aid instructions for poisons (other than agricultural and veterinary chemicals and chemicals packed and sold solely for industrial, dispensary, manufacturing or laboratory use). |
| Appendix F | Warning statements and general safety directions for poisons | Warning statements and general safety directions for poisons (other than human medicines, agricultural and veterinary chemicals and chemicals packed and sold solely for industrial, dispensary, manufacturing or laboratory use). |
| Appendix G |