Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2024) Instrument 2024
28Directions for use
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28 Directions for use
If the poison is prepared, packed or sold for a specific purpose, it must be labelled with clear and adequate directions for use, unless:
(a) it is a medicine for human use that is labelled in accordance with:
(i) Therapeutic Goods Order No. 91 ‑ Standard for labels of prescription and related medicines; or
(ii) Therapeutic Goods Order No. 92 ‑ Standard for labels of non‑prescription medicines; or
(b) it is in an agricultural or veterinary chemical product labelled in compliance with the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994; or
(c) it is included in Schedule 4 or 8; or
(d) all of the following apply:
(i) it is impractical to include such directions on the label;
(ii) the primary pack and the immediate container are labelled with the statement “DIRECTIONS FOR USE: See package insert”;
(iii) an appropriate authority has authorised the directions for use to be written on a package insert instead of the label;
(iv) the insert is enclosed in the primary pack.