Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—October 2023) Instrument 2023
52Camphor and naphthalene
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52 Camphor and naphthalene
(1) The container requirements of subsection 46(1) do not apply to a device that contains only camphor or naphthalene in block, ball, disc, pellet or flake form for domestic use, if the device:
(a) in normal use, prevents removal or ingestion of its contents; and
(b) is incapable of reacting with the poison; and
(c) is sufficiently strong to withstand the ordinary risks of handling, storage or transport; and
(d) has the word “POISON” and the approved name of the poison embossed or indelibly printed on it.
(2) Camphor or naphthalene must not be supplied in ball, block, disc, pellet or flake form for domestic use unless the balls, blocks, discs, pellets or flakes are enclosed in a device which prevents removal or ingestion of its contents.