Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1991 No. 128 Health Act 1937 POISONS AMENDMENT REGULATION 1991 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Amended regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Name of provision units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Replacement of s. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1. Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Omission of s. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Replacement of s. A1 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A1. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 Replacement of s. A2 (Poisons, Restricted Drugs and Dangerous Drugs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 A2. Adoption of Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8 Replacement of s. A3 (New Drugs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 A3. Certain Sections not to apply to Morphine and Opium . . . . . . . 9 9 Omission of s. A4 (New Poisons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 Replacement of s. A5 (Prohibited Drugs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 A5. Controlled Drugs and Poisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 11 Amendment of s. A6 (Certain Drugs Subject to Approval) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 12 Amendment of s. A7 (Prescribing, Dispensing and Selling Poisons) . . . . . 13 13 Replacement of s. A8 (Limited Authorities to Sell Poisons) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 A8. Prohibition of Sale of Poison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 Replacement of s. A9 (Prohibition of Sale of Poison to Minors) . . . . . . . . 15

2 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 A9. Drugs for Animals Not to be Used on Humans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 Amendment of s. A10 (Wholesale Licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 16 Amendment of s. A11 (General Licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 17 Amendment of s. A12 (Licence to Sell Photographic Poisons) . . . . . . . . . . 16 18 Amendment of s. A13 (Licence to Sell Poisons for Purposes other than Human Therapeutic Use) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 19 Amendment of s. A14 (Employees and other Persons Authorised) . . . . . . . 16 20 Amendment of s. A15 (General Conditions of Licences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 21 Replacement of ss. B1-B7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 B1. Packing and Labelling of Scheduled Substances . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 22 Amendment of s. B8 (Dispensed Medicines) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 23 Omission of s. B9 (Measure Pack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 24 Amendment of s. B.10 (Sodium fluoride) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 25 Omission of s. B11 (Offences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 26 Amendment of s. C1 (Keeping and Storage of Poisons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 27 Amendment of s. C2 (Records of Sales of Poison) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 28 Amendment of s. C3 (Sale and Use of Cyanide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 29 Omission of s. C4 (Restricted Sales of Certain Poisons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 30 Amendment of s. C7 (Restrictions on Paraquat Preparations) . . . . . . . . . . . 21 31 Amendment of s. C8 (Sale and use of strychnine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 32 Amendment of s. D2 (Authorities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 33 Amendment of s. E2 (Licence to Sell Dangerous Drugs by Wholesale) . . 22 34 Amendment of s. E3 (General Conditions of Licences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 35 Amendment of s. F2 (Licence to Sell Restricted Drugs by Wholesale) . . . 22 36 Amendment of s. F3 (General Conditions on Licences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 37 Amendment of s. G1 (Authorised Persons to Obtain on Written Order) . . . 23 38 Amendment of s. G3 (Endorsing and Disposal of Written Orders) . . . . . . . 23 39 Amendment of s. H2 (Writing of Prescription) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 40 Amendment of s. H6 (Records to be Kept of Transactions in Dangerous Drugs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 41 Amendment of s. H7 (Keeping and Storage of Drugs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 42 Amendment of s. J1 (Possession and Use of Dangerous Drugs and Restricted Drugs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 43 Amendment of s. K1 (Keeping of Dangerous Drugs and Restricted Drugs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 44 Amendment of s. L1 (Prescribee's Authorities and Duties) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 45 Amendment of s. O3 (Hawking of Poisons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 46 Amendment of s. O.12 (Advertising of Drugs and Poisons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 47 Amendment of s. P1 (Powers of Police) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 48 Omission of Schedules 1-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 49 Amendment of Schedule 10 (Forms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 . ˙ Amended regulations 2. The Poisons Regulations 1973 are amended as set out in this regulation. ˙ Name of provision units 3.(1) A provision of the Poisons Regulation 1973 that was, immediately before the commencement of this section, called a regulation may be called a section. (2) A provision of the Poisons Regulation 1973 that was, immediately before the commencement of this section, called a subregulation may be called a subsection. (3) A reference in the Poisons Regulation 1973 to a regulation or subregulation designated by a number is a reference to a section or subsection of the regulation designated by that number. ˙ Replacement of s. 1 4. Section 1— omit, insert— ˙ ‘Short title ‘1. This regulation may be cited as the Poisons Regulation 1973. ’. ˙ Omission of s. 3 5. Section 3— omit .

5 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 ˙ Replacement of s. A1 (Definitions) 6. Section A1— omit, insert— ˙ ‘A1. Definitions ‘A1.01. In this regulation— “class” , in relation to dangerous drugs and restricted drugs, means dangerous drugs or restricted drugs of the same nominal description; “compounded preparation” means a preparation of 2 or more medicinally active constituents, compounded in such a way that a dangerous drug, restricted drug or poison contained in the preparation cannot be readily extracted; “dispensary” means a building or place, or any part of a building or place, used or intended to be used by a pharmacist to dispense drugs or poisons; “dispense” means sell or supply on prescription; “hospital” includes any premises for the reception and treatment of the sick; “inspector” means an inspector appointed under section 27 of the Act; “institution” includes any premises (other than a hospital) used principally for the care of aged or infirm persons or persons convalescing from illness; “manufacture” means— (a) the carrying out of any process by which a dangerous drug, a restricted drug or a poison may be obtained; or (b) the refining of a dangerous drug, a restricted drug or a poison; or (c) the transformation of a dangerous drug, a restricted drug or a poison into another dangerous drug, restricted drug or poison; or (d) the making or preparation of tablets, pills, capsules, ampoules, vials or other similar articles, consisting of or containing a dangerous drug, a restricted drug or a poison; or (e) the mixing or compounding of a dangerous drug, a restricted drug or a poison with any other dangerous drug, restricted drug,

6 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 poison or substance; or (f) the packing or repacking of a dangerous drug, a restricted drug or a poison; but does not include any of the acts described in paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) when performed by a pharmacist or another authorised person in or in connection with the dispensing of a dangerous drug, a restricted drug or a poison at a dispensary; “nominal description” means a description, by reference to composition, form, quantity or strength, of particulars necessary to distinguish a dangerous drug or a restricted drug from other dangerous drugs or restricted drugs of a different description; “prescription” means a written instrument by which a person directs or authorises the supply of a dangerous drug, a restricted drug or a poison, for therapeutic use but does not include an order to which Part G applies; “State analyst” means an analyst appointed under section 27 of the Act; “the Act” means the Health Act 1937 ; “the Standard” means the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons; “the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons’’ means— (a) the latest edition (being an edition that has taken effect for the purposes of these regulations in accordance with section A2) for the time being of the book called the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons compiled by the National Health and Medical Research Council and published by the Commonwealth; or (b) if that edition has been added to or amended by additions or amendments that have taken effect for the purposes of these regulations in accordance with section A2—that edition as affected by those additions or amendments; “transaction” means the occurrence of an event by which a substance comes into or passes out of the possession of a person, or by which the composition, form, strength or mode of packing of a substance is

7 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 altered, and includes— (a) the manufacture, packing or repacking of a substance; and (b) the transfer or movement of a substance from one place or premises to another place or premises; with or without a change of ownership and whether or not consideration is given or received in relation to that event; “wholesale” means sale or supply for the purpose of resale. ’. ˙ Replacement of s. A2 (Poisons, Restricted Drugs and Dangerous Drugs) 7. Section A2— omit, insert— ˙ ‘A2. Adoption of Standard ‘A2.01. (a) The Standard is, subject to subsections A2.02, A2.03, A2.04, A2.05, A2.06 and A2.07, for all purposes, the standard for the scheduling of drugs and poisons in force in Queensland. (b) Edition No. 5 of the Standard, as published in 1990, takes effect for the purposes of these regulations on the day on which the Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 commences and any additions to, or amendments of, that edition, or any subsequent edition are to take effect for the purposes of these regulations on a date fixed by the Chief Health Officer, Department of Health by notice published in the Gazette. ‘A2.02. For the purposes of this regulation, a reference— (a) to a schedule by number (except a reference to Schedule 10) is taken to be a reference to a schedule bearing that number in the Standard; (b) in the Standard to a poison is taken to include a reference to a dangerous drug and a restricted drug; (c) in the Standard to the approval of the Commonwealth Health Department is to be read as a reference to an approval contained in an order made under section 10 of the Therapeutic Goods Act1989 of the Commonwealth;

8 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 (d) in the Standard to the approval of the State Health Department is to be read as a reference to the approval of the Chief Health Officer, Department of Health. ‘A2.03. For the purposes of this regulation, the substances listed in— (a) Schedule 4, are taken to be restricted drugs; (b) Schedule 8, are taken to be dangerous drugs; (c) Schedules 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 and Appendixes C and M of the Standard are taken to be poisons. ‘A2.04. Part 3 and Appendixes B, D, J, L and P of the Standard are not adopted. ‘A2.05. This regulation does not apply to a substance specified in a schedule to the Standard when contained in a product listed in Appendix A to the Standard. ‘A2.06. For the purposes of this regulation, each of the following Schedules is modified in the manner specified in relation to the Schedule— Schedule 2 1. omit the entry commencing ‘ Ephedrine ’. Schedule 3 1. omit the entry commencing ‘ Ephedrine ’. 2. omit ‘ NICOTINE in chewing tablets containing 2 mg or less of nicotine per tablet for use as an aid in withdrawal from tobacco smoking. ’ , insert— ‘ Nicotine— (i) in chewing tablets containing 2 mg or less of nicotine per tablet; or (ii) in roll-on packs containing 0.65% or less of nicotine for percutaneous administration; for use as an aid in withdrawal from tobacco smoking. ’.

9 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 Schedule 4 1. omit the entry commencing “Ephedrine” and substitute “Ephedrine”. 2. omit the entry commencing “nicotine’’, insert ‘ Nicotine for use as an aid in withdrawal from tobacco smoking, except when included in Schedule 3. ’. 3. omit ‘ SOLASODINE ’ , insert ‘ Alkaloids and alkaloidal gylcosides of plants of the genus Solanum for human therapeutic use. ’. Schedule 5 1. after the entry ‘ Warfarin ’, insert ‘ ZINEB ’. Schedule 7 1. after ‘ ortho-Tolidine ’ , insert ‘ except in solid state diagnostic reagents for therapeutic use ’. ‘A2.07 For the purposes of these regulations, Appendix M to the Standard is modified by excluding Ethidimuron and Zineb from that Appendix. ’. ˙ Replacement of s. A3 (New Drugs) 8. Section A3— omit, insert— ˙ ‘A3. Certain Sections not to apply to Morphine and Opium ‘A3.01. Sections E4, E5, G1, H5.01(b), H6, I1, I2, J3, J4, K1.01, M1 and M4 do not apply to— (a) morphine in compounded preparations containing 0.1% or less of morphine calculated as anhydrous morphine; and (b) opium in any form (other than the alkaloids noscapine and papaverine) in compounded preparations containing 0.1% or less of morphine calculated as anhydrous morphine. ’.

10 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 ˙ Omission of s. A4 (New Poisons) 9. Section A4— omit . ˙ Replacement of s. A5 (Prohibited Drugs) 10. Section A5— omit, insert— ˙ ‘A5. Controlled Drugs and Poisons ‘A5.01. A person must not, without the written approval of the Chief Health Officer, Department of Health, or contrary to the terms and conditions of any such approval, have in that person's possession, prescribe, dispense, buy, sell, obtain, lend, give away, supply or use— (a) any poison listed in Schedule 9; or (b) any poison listed in Appendix C or M of the Standard; or (c) any of the following substances— Alachlor; 4-Aminopyridine for human therapeutic use; Arprinocid; Azocyclotin; Butorphanol except for the treatment of horses; Captafol; Captan; Carbadox; Carfentanyl except for the treatment of animals; Carnidazole except for the treatment of pigeons; Cephadroxil except for the treatment of animals; Chlordecone; Chlordimeform;

11 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 Chloromethiuron; 4-Chloro-O-Toluidine; t2r-e(a4t-mCehnlot roofpahneinmyal)l-s1; ,2,4-triazole[5,la]-isoquinoline except forthe Clanobutin except for the treatment of animals; Clenbuterol except for the treatment of animals; Cloprostenol except for the treatment of animals; Cyhexatin; Detomidine except for the treatment of animals; 1, 2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane; Dienochlor; N, N-Dimethyl- 4- (phenylazo)—benzamine; Dinoseb; Etaconazole; Fenprostalene except for the treatment of animals; Flunixin Meglumine except for the treatment of animals; Fluoroacetamide; Fluoroacetic Acid; Fluprostenol except for the treatment of animals; cHoanlotagmeninaatendt Dinibpernozpoodrtiiooxninssnaontdexdcibeendzinogfutrhaonseexspcepcitfaiesda by the Chief Health Officer; Ivermectin except when included in Schedule 4 or Schedule 6; Lysergic Acid; Metergoline except for the treatment of animals; Methacrifos; Methapyrilene; Mirex; Nitrofen; Oxolinic acid except for the treatment of fish;

12 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 Prostianol except for the treatment of animals; Pyrinuron; i2n,2cl',u6d,6e'd-tientrSaicshoepdruolpey6l-;diphenyl-carbodiimide except when aSnoidmiuamls;Pentosan polysulphate except for the treatment of Sulphamonomethoxine except for the treatment of animals; Sulphatroxazole except for the treatment of animals; Tiletamine except for the treatment of animals; Tprheaplaliruemd boaritaspcroenptaariantiinogn 0o.r2a5d%moixrtluersesooffTThhaallliiuumm,;except in Othretrhaop-eTuotilciduinse;except in solid state diagnostic reagents for Zolazepam except for the treatment of animals. ‘A5.02. A person authorised under subregulation A5.01 must produce the authority on the demand of an inspector. ‘A5.03. A person must not have in that person's possession, prescribe, dispense, buy, sell, lend, give away, supply or use any of the following substances in preparations for external application for human therapeutic use— (a) tetrachlorosalicylanilide; (b) 5-bromo-4-chlorosalicylanilide; (c) fenticlor. ‘A5.04. (a) An inspector is authorised to have in possession a substance specified in subsection A5.01 obtained in the course of the inspector's official duties. (b) A State analyst is authorised— (i) to have in possession; and (ii) to use for official purposes or destroy; a substance specified in subsection A5.01 obtained in the course of the analyst's official duties. ’.

13 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 ˙ Amendment of s. A6 (Certain Drugs Subject to Approval) 11.(1) Subsection A6.01(c)— omit all words from and including ‘ (i) dextromoramide ’ to and including ‘ (v) thalidomide. ’ , insert— ‘ (i) dextromoramide; (ii) dinoprost for human therapeutic use; (iii) hydromorphone; (iv) thalidomide .’. (2) Subregulation A6.04(b)(ii)— omit, insert— ‘ (ii) urofollitrophin (human follicle stimulating hormone) for human therapeutic use; ’. ˙ Amendment of s. A7 (Prescribing, Dispensing and Selling Poisons) 12.(1) Subsection A7.01(a)— omit ‘ or in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (2) Subsection A7.04— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (3) Subsection A7.05(c)— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (4) Subsection A7.05— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (5) After subsection A7.05— insert— ‘A7.05A. Subsection A7.05 does not apply to a person whose registration as a pharmacist has been cancelled or suspended under section 25 of the PharmacyAct1976 during the period of that cancellation or suspension. ’. (6) Subsection A7.07—

14 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’. (7) Subsection A7.07— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (8) Subsection A7.07— omit ‘ or in appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (9) After subsection A7.10, insert— ‘A7.11. Subject to this regulation, a Local Authority, acting under the Act or the RuralLandsProtectionAct1985 , and a Cane Protection and Productivity Board constituted under the Sugar Act 1991 are authorised to sell a poison specified in Schedule 7 for the purposes of disinfection or for the destruction of weeds or vermin. ‘A7.12. Subject to this regulation, a Local Authority is authorised to sell sodium fluoride tablets of a concentration not greater than 2.2 milligrams of sodium fluoride per tablet. ’. ˙ Replacement of s. A8 (Limited Authorities to Sell Poisons) 13. Section A8— omit, insert— ˙ ‘A8. Prohibition of Sale of Poison ‘A8.01. A person other than a medical practitioner or a pharmacist acting on the prescription of a medical practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon, must not dispense, sell or supply to a person who is a minor a poison specified in Schedule 1, 2, 3, 6 or 7. ’. ˙ Replacement of s. A9 (Prohibition of Sale of Poison to Minors) 14. Section A9— omit, insert— ˙ ‘A9. Drugs for Animals Not to be Used on Humans ‘A9.01. A person must not, without the written approval of the Chief Health Officer—

15 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 (a) administer to himself or herself or to any other person; or (b) prescribe, dispense, sell, supply or use for human use; a dangerous drug, a restricted drug or a poison which is manufactured, prepared, packed or labelled for use in the treatment of animals. ’. ˙ Amendment of s. A10 (Wholesale Licence) 15.(1) Subsection A10.01— omit the words ‘ or in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (2) Subsection A10.02— omit ‘ and in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (3) Subsection A10.02— omit ‘ responsible person ’ insert ‘ responsible adult ’. (4) Subsection A10.04— omit ‘ or in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (5) Subsection A10.04(a)— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist, ’ insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (6) Subsection A10.06— omit ‘ or in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (7) Subsection A10.07— omit ‘ and in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. ˙ Amendment of s. A11 (General Licence) 16. (1) Subsection A11.01— omit ‘ and in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (2) Subsection A11.01— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (3) Subsection A11.01— omit ‘ chemist's shop ’ , insert ‘ pharmacy ’.

16 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 (4) Subsection A11.03— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (5) Subsection A11.03— omit ‘ business ’ , insert ‘ a pharmacy ’. ˙ Amendment of s. A12 (Licence to Sell Photographic Poisons) 17. Subsection A12.01— omit ‘ and in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. ˙ Amendment of s. A13 (Licence to Sell Poisons for Purposes other than Human Therapeutic Use) 18. Subsection A13.01— omit ‘ Appendix A to Schedule 6 and in ’. ˙ Amendment of s. A14 (Employees and other Persons Authorised) 19. Subsection A14.01— omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’. ˙ Amendment of s. A15 (General Conditions of Licences) 20. Subsection A15.03— omit ‘ and in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’ (2) Subsection A15.03(b)— omit ‘ responsible person ’ insert ‘ responsible adult ’. ˙ Replacement of ss. B1-B7 21. Sections B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 and B7— omit, insert—

17 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 ˙ ‘B1. Packing and Labelling of Scheduled Substances ‘B1.01. (a) A person must not pack or label for sale a substance included in a Schedule to the Standard in a manner which does not comply with the Standard. (b) A person must not sell or supply a substance included in a Schedule to the Standard which is packed or labelled in a manner which does not comply with the Standard. ‘B1.02. Despite subsection B1.01, the Chief Health Officer may approve the inclusion of the approved names and proportions of dangerous drugs, restricted drugs or poisons on a label other than the main label if it is impractical to include those matters on the main label. ‘B1.03. Despite subsection B1.01, the Chief Health Officer may approve the use of a container— (a) which is uncoloured; or (b) which varies in shape or dimensions from a shape or dimension permitted by the Standard; or (c) is designed for specific purposes; if the Chief Health Officer is satisfied that the use of the container will not be less safe than the use of a container permitted by the Standard. ‘B2. Certain containers not to be used ‘B2.01. A person must not sell a drug or a medicine for internal human use, or any food, drink or condiment, in a container of the kind referred to in sections 8, 9 and 10 of the Standard or that is approved by the Chief Health Officer under subsection B1.03. ‘B2.02. A person must not use an immediate container on which the name of a dangerous drug, restricted drug or poison is permanently marked, as a container for a different dangerous drug, restricted drug or poison. ‘B3. Camphor and Naphthalene ‘B3.01. A person must not pack for sale or sell camphor or naphthalene in block, disc, ball or pellet form for domestic use unless it is enclosed in a

18 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 device which, in normal use prevents access for ingestion of the contents. ’. ˙ Amendment of s. B8 (Dispensed Medicines) 22. (1) Subsection B8— omit ‘B8’ , insert ‘B4’. (2) Subsection B8.01— omit ‘B8.01’, insert ‘B4.01’. (3) Subsection B4.01— omit ‘ internal ’ . (4) Subsection B4.01(b)— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (5) Subsection B4.01(c)— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (6) Subsection B8.02— omit . (7) Subsection B8.03— omit ‘B8.03’, insert ‘B4.02’. (8) Subsection B4.02(e)— omit ‘B8.04’ , insert ‘B4.03’. (9) Subsection B4.02(g)— omit, insert— ‘ (g) if the substance is for internal human therapeutic use and is a substance specified in Appendix K to the Standard, the warning statements 39 or 40 in Part 1 of Appendix F to the Standard. ’. (10) Subsection B8.04— omit ‘B8.04’ , insert ‘B4.03’. (11) Subsection B4.03(b)— omit ‘ B8.03 ’ , insert ‘ B4.02 ’.

19 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 (12) Subsection B4.03(c)— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ insert ‘ pharmacist ’. ˙ Omission of s. B9 (Measure Pack) 23. Section B9— omit . ˙ Amendment of s. B.10 (Sodium fluoride) 24.(1) Subsection B10— omit ‘B10’, insert ‘B5’. (2) Subsection B10.01— omit ‘B10.01’, insert ‘B5.01’. ˙ Omission of s. B11 (Offences) 25. Section B11— omit . ˙ Amendment of s. C1 (Keeping and Storage of Poisons) 26.(1) Subsection C1.02(a)— omit ‘ or in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (2) Subsection C1.02(c)— omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’. (3) Subsection C1.03— omit ‘ or in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. ˙ Amendment of s. C2 (Records of Sales of Poison) 27. Subsection C2.01(a)— omit ‘ or in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’.

20 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 ˙ Amendment of s. C3 (Sale and Use of Cyanide) 28.(1) Subsection C3.01— omit, insert— ‘C3.01. In section C3— “cyanide” means cyanide in the form of cyanide of potassium and cyanide of sodium and includes any other inorganic salt of hydrocyanic acid that is a poison, but does not include ferricyanide salts and ferrocyanide salts. ’. (2) After subsection C3.01— insert— ‘C3.01A. A person who is not— (a) a person authorised by this regulation; or (b) the holder of a permit in Form N1 of Schedule 10; must not be in possession of or use cyanide. (3) Subsection C3.06— omit ‘ responsible person ’ , where they twice occur, insert ‘ responsible adult ’ in each case. ˙ Omission of s. C4 (Restricted Sales of Certain Poisons) 29. Section C4— omit . ˙ Amendment of s. C7 (Restrictions on Paraquat Preparations) 30. Subsection C7.01(c)— omit . ˙ Amendment of s. C8 (Sale and use of strychnine) 31.(1) Subsection C8.07—

21 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’. (2) Subsection C8.08— omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’. ˙ Amendment of s. D2 (Authorities) 32.(1) Subsection D2.02— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (2) Subsection D2.03(a)— omit ‘ and constructed, kept and equipped in a manner prescribed by ’ , insert ‘ that complies with .’. (3) Subsection D2.03(a)(iii)— omit . (4) Subsection D2.03— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , wherever occurring, insert ‘ pharmacist ’ in each case. (5) Subsection D2.03(b)—after ‘ supervision of a pharmacist ’ — insert ‘ in a dispensary that complies with the Dispensary Regulations 1973 ’ . (6) After subsection D2.03— insert— ‘D2.03A. Subsection D2.03 does not apply to a person whose registration as a pharmacist has been cancelled or suspended under section 25 of the PharmacyAct1976 during the period of that cancellation or suspension. ’. (7) Subsection D2.08— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (8) Subsection D2.09— omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’. (9) Subsection D2.14— omit, insert—

22 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 ‘D2.14(1) An inspector is authorised to have in possession a dangerous drug or a restricted drug, obtained in the course of the inspector's official duties. ‘(2) A State analyst is authorised— (a) to have in possession; and (b) to use for official purposes or destroy; a dangerous drug or restricted drug obtained in the course of the analyst’s official duties. ’. (10) After subsection D2.17(c), insert— ‘ ; (d) Methoxyflurane ’. ˙ Amendment of s. E2 (Licence to Sell Dangerous Drugs by Wholesale) 33. Subsection E2.02— omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’. ˙ Amendment of s. E3 (General Conditions of Licences) 34. Subsection E3.04— omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’. ˙ Amendment of s. F2 (Licence to Sell Restricted Drugs by Wholesale) 35. Subsection F2.02— omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’. ˙ Amendment of s. F3 (General Conditions on Licences) 36.(1) Subsection F3.01(b)— omit ‘ and in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (2) Subsection F3.04(c)— omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’.

23 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 ˙ Amendment of s. G1 (Authorised Persons to Obtain on Written Order) 37.(1) Subsection G1.01(c)— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (2) Subsection G1.03(a)— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , where twice occurring, insert ‘ pharmacist ’ in each case. (3) Subsection G1.03(h)— omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’. (4) Subsection G1.03(i)— omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’. ˙ Amendment of s. G3 (Endorsing and Disposal of Written Orders) 38.(1) Subsection G3.01— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (2) Subsection G3.02— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. ˙ Amendment of s. H2 (Writing of Prescription) 39. Subsection H2.02(b)— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. ˙ Amendment of s. H6 (Records to be Kept of Transactions in Dangerous Drugs) 40. (1) Subsection H6.01— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’ . (2) Subsection H6.02(d)— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’ . (3) Subsection H6.02(e)—

24 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’ . (4) Subsection H6.03(a)— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’ . (5) Subsection H6.03(b)— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’ . (6) Subsection H6.05(a)— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’ . (7) Subsection H6.05(b)— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’ . (8) Subsection H6.06— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , where twice occurring, insert ‘ pharmacist ’ , in each case. ˙ Amendment of s. H7 (Keeping and Storage of Drugs) 41. Subsection H7.01— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. ˙ Amendment of s. J1 (Possession and Use of Dangerous Drugs and Restricted Drugs) 42. Subsection J1.02(a)— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. ˙ Amendment of s. K1 (Keeping of Dangerous Drugs and Restricted Drugs) 43. Subsection K1.03— omit ‘ clause (b) of subregulation A2.05 ’, insert ‘ subsection A3.01 ’. ˙ Amendment of s. L1 (Prescribee's Authorities and Duties) 44. Subsection L1.01(c)—

25 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. ˙ Amendment of s. O3 (Hawking of Poisons) 45. Subsection 03.01(a)— omit ‘ or in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. ˙ Amendment of s. O.12 (Advertising of Drugs and Poisons) 46. Subsection 012.01(b)— omit ‘ or in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. ˙ Amendment of s. P1 (Powers of Police) 47. Subsection P1.01(a)— omit ‘ or in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. ˙ Omission of Schedules 1-9 48. Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9— omit . ˙ Amendment of Schedule 10 (Forms) 49. (1) Schedule 10, Form A, paragraph 1— omit ‘ and in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (2) Schedule 10, Form A, paragraph 8— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (3) Schedule 10, Form A, paragraph 8— omit ‘ chemist’s shop ’ , insert ‘ pharmacy ’. (4) Schedule 10, Form C— omit ‘ chemist’s shop ’ , insert ‘ pharmacy ’. (5) Schedule 10, Form C—

26 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 omit ‘ and in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (6) Schedule 10, Form C— omit ‘ pharmaceutical chemist ’ , insert ‘ pharmacist ’. (7) Schedule 10, Form F, paragraph 1— omit ‘ and in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (8) Schedule 10, Form F, paragraph 8— omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’. (9) Schedule 10, Form G— omit ‘ and in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (10) Schedule 10, Form H, paragraph 1— omit ‘ and in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (11) Schedule 10, Form I— omit ‘ and in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (12) Schedule 10, Form J, paragraph 1— omit ‘ in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (13) Schedule 10, Form K— omit ‘ in Appendix A to Schedule 6 ’. (14) Schedule 10, Form Q, paragraph 8— omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’. (15) Schedule 10, Form X— omit . (16) Schedule 10, Form V, paragraph 8— omit ‘ responsible person ’ , insert ‘ responsible adult ’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Chief Health Officer, Department of Health on 18 October 1991. 2. Approved by the Governor in Council on 7 November 1991. 3. Published in the Gazette on 9 November 1991.

27 Poisons Amendment Regulation 1991 4. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on 5 December 1991 5. The administering agency is the Department of Health. The State of Queensland 1991