Poisons (Exempted Public Institutions) Order 2020 (TAS)

Poisons (Exempted Public Institutions) Order 2020

I make the following order under section 55(3) of the Poisons Act 1971 .7 May 2020

S. COURTNEY

Minister for Health

1Short titleThis order may be cited as the Poisons (Exempted Public Institutions) Order 2020 . 2CommencementThis order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette. 3Interpretation (1)  In this order – Act means the Poisons Act 1971 ; Analytical Services Tasmania means that part of the department responsible for the administration of the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 that is known as Analytical Services Tasmania; Forensic Science Service Tasmania means that part of the department responsible for the administration of the Police Service Act 2003 that is known as Forensic Science Service Tasmania; Tasmania Prison Service means that part of the department responsible for the administration of the Corrections Act 1997 that is known as the Tasmania Prison Service; Tasmanian Herbarium means that part of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery that is responsible for the development, maintenance and management of the botanical collections of Tasmania. (2)  The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this order as if this order were by-laws. 4Exempted public institutionsThe following public institutions are declared to be exempted public institutions for the purposes of section 55 of the Act: (a) Analytical Services Tasmania; (b) Forensic Science Service Tasmania; (c) the Police Service; (d) the responsible Department in relation to the Police Offences Act 1935 ; (e) the Tasmania Prison Service; (f) the Tasmanian Herbarium; (g) the University of Tasmania. 5Legislation revokedThe legislation specified in Schedule 1 is revoked. Schedule 1Legislation revoked

Clause 5

Poisons (Exempted Public Institutions) Order 2018 (No. 40 of 2018)

Poisons (Exempted Public Institutions) Order 1990

Poisons (Public Institutions) Order 1990

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 15 May 2020

This order is administered in the Department of Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the order) This order –

(a) specifies certain public institutions to be exempted public institutions for the purposes of section 55 of the Poisons Act 1971 ; and (b) revokes certain orders.