Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2024) Instrument 2024
17Cautionary statement—possession without authority illegal
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17 Cautionary statement—possession without authority illegal
If the poison is included in Schedule 8, the cautionary statement:
POSSESSION WITHOUT AUTHORITY ILLEGAL
(a) on a separate line or lines immediately below the signal words required by section 16; and
(c) in letters at least four‑tenths the height of the letters used for the signal words; and
(d) with no other statement written on the same line or lines.