Poisons Standard 2013
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Selected containers and measure packs
- The requirements of paragraph 7 do not apply to an immediate container that is a measure pack or a selected container (other than an ampoule, a pre-filled syringe or an injection vial to which paragraph 10 or 11 apply) when:
(1) the immediate container is for a therapeutic good and is labelled in the manner prescribed by orders made under subsection 10(3) of the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods Act 1989; or
(2) the immediate container is:
(a) packed in a primary pack labelled in accordance with paragraph 7; and
(b) labelled with:
(i) the signal word or words relating to the Schedule in which the poison is included and the purpose for which it is to be used, as shown in the table to subparagraph 7(1)(a); and
(ii) the approved name of the poison and the quantity, proportion or strength of the poison in accordance with paragraph 8; and
(iii) the name of the manufacturer or distributor or the brand name or trade name used exclusively by the manufacturer or distributor for the poison; and
(iv) if the poison is for the treatment of animals, with the cautionary statement –
FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY
written in sans serif capital letters.