Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—February 2023) Instrument 2023
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51 Exemptions
(1) Subsections 46(1) and (3) and section 47 do not apply to the immediate container of a poison prepared, packed and sold:
(a) for human internal or animal internal use; or
(b) as a solid or semi‑solid preparation for human external or animal external use; or
(c) as a paint, other than a paint for therapeutic or cosmetic use; or
(d) in containers having a nominal capacity of 15 mL or less; or
(e) for use in automatic photographic or photocopy processing machines if the container is specifically designed to fit into the machines; or
(f) solely for dispensary, industrial, laboratory or manufacturing purposes.
(2) Section 49 does not apply to a poison prepared, packed and sold solely for dispensary, industrial, laboratory or manufacturing purposes.
(3) The tactile identification or embossing required by subsections 46(1) and (3) and section 47 or Australian Standard AS 2216‑1997, Packaging for poisonous substances, do not apply to a container that is an aerosol container, a collapsible tube, or a measure pack which is a flexible sachet.