Poisons Amendment Regulations 2009 (WA)

15 September 2009 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3571

These regulations are the Poisons Amendment Regulations 2009.

HEALTH

HE301*

Poisons Act 1964

Poisons Amendment Regulations 2009

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

3572 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 15 September 2009

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows:

(a)	regulations 1 and 2 - on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations - on the day after that day.

3.	regulations amended these regulations amend the Poisons Regulations 1965.
4.	Regulation 411) inserted After regulation 41 C insert:

41D. Emergency supply of adrenaline in schools and
child care centres

(1) In this regulation -

auto-injector means a device containing one or 2
pre-measured doses of a poison, with a mechanism for
administering the dose or doses by injection;
child care service has the meaning given in the Child
Care Services Act 2007;

school means -

(a) a school within the meaning of the School

Education Act 1999 section 4; and

(b) a community kindergarten registered under Part 5 of that Act.

(2) Sections 23(1), 31, 32(c) and (d), 34,46 and 47 of the

Act, and regulations 33 and 35A do not apply in relation to adrenaline which is supplied or sold -

(a) in the course of activity conducted by a school

or child care service; and

(b) as emergency treatment for anaphylaxis; and

(a) by administering an auto-injector.

(3) Section 50 of the Act, and regulations 16, 19, 19AA and 19A do not apply in relation to adrenaline in an auto-injector kept for the purpose of being supplied or

sold in the course of activity conducted by a school or
child care service as emergency treatment for

anaphylaxis.

By Command of the Governor,

R. KENNEDY, Clerk of the Executive Council.