Controlled Substances (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2016 (SA)

South Australia

Controlled Substances (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2016

An Act to amend the Controlled Substances Act 1984.

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1Preliminary1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Controlled Substances (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2016.

2Commencement

This Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2Amendment of Controlled Substances Act 19844Amendment of section 16 – Sale of certain poisons

Section 16(4)—delete subsection (4) and substitute:

1. (4)

   A person who sells poisons to which this section applies must keep prescribed records.

Maximum penalty: $10 000.

5Amendment of section 18 – Regulation of prescription drugs

Section 18(1d)(c) and (d)—delete paragraphs (c) and (d) and substitute:

1. (c)

   a person may administer a prescription drug (not being a drug of dependence) to another person if—

   1. (i)

      the person is licensed to do so by the Minister; or

   2. (ii)

      the drug has been lawfully prescribed for, or supplied to, that other person;

2. (d)

   a person may administer a prescription drug (not being a drug of dependence) to an animal if—

   1. (i)

      the person is licensed to do so by the Minister; or

   2. (ii)

      the drug has been lawfully prescribed or supplied for that animal.

6Amendment of section 57 – Power of Minister to prohibit certain activities

Section 57(1)(c)—after "prescribed," insert:

sold,