Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2024) Instrument 2024
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42 Paints
The requirements of Subdivision B do not apply to:
(a) a paint (other than a paint for therapeutic or cosmetic use) that contains only poisons included in Schedule 5; or
(b) a first group paint or second group paint that is labelled with:
(i) the word “WARNING”, written in bold‑face sans serif capital letters, the height of which is not less than 5 mm, on the first line of the main label with no other words written on that line; and
(ii) the expression “KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN”, written in bold‑face sans serif capital letters, the height of which is not less than 2.5 mm, on a separate line immediately below the word “WARNING”; and
(iii) the appropriate warnings required for the paint by clause 4 of Appendix F, written immediately below the expression “KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN”; and
(iv) the name and proportion of the first group or second group poisons it contains, provided that where the substance is a metal or metal salt the proportion is expressed as the metallic element present “calculated on the non‑volatile content” or “in the dried film” of the paint; or
(c) a tinter which contains only poisons included in Schedule 5; or
(d) a tinter that contains a poison mentioned in a table in section 67 or 68, if:
(i) the tinter is labelled with the name and proportion of the poison; and
(ii) if the poison is a metal or metal salt—the proportion is expressed as the metallic element present as “calculated on the non‑volatile content” or “in the dried film”.