New South Wales Consolidated Acts

POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 1966 - SECT 17

17 Regulations under Part 3

(1) Without limiting the generality of section 45C, the Governor may make regulations under this Part for or with respect to:

(a) the issue, renewal, refusal to issue or renew, suspension and cancellation of licences and authorities for the purposes of this Part and the conditions subject to which licences or authorities may be issued or renewed for those purposes,

(a1) fixing the fees to be paid in respect of any licence issued or renewed under this Part,

(b) the colouring of any poisons and restricted substances,

(c) the conditions under which poisons and restricted substances shall be supplied, disposed of, obtained, stored, kept or used,

(d) the shape, size, colour and materials of, and method of sealing, the container or package in which any poison or restricted substance shall or shall not be supplied,

(e) requiring the container or package in which any prescribed poison or restricted substance is cased, covered, enclosed, contained or packed for supply to have printed thereon or on the label affixed or attached thereto such particulars as may be prescribed,

(f) the conditions under which any proprietary preparation for use as a sheep or cattle dip, or for agricultural, pastoral, veterinary, piscicultural or horticultural purposes or as a vermicide shall be exempt from the operation of the provisions of this Part or any regulations made under this Part,

(g) requiring persons engaged in the supply of any poison or restricted substance to keep records and furnish to any prescribed person information (whether in writing or otherwise),

(h) the issue of prescriptions or orders for any poison or restricted substance, the dispensing of such prescriptions and the supply of poisons and any such substance on such a prescription or order,

(i) prohibiting or regulating the free distribution of any poison or restricted substance,

(j1) prohibiting or regulating the administering, otherwise than on the order of a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, midwife practitioner, optometrist or dentist, of any restricted substance prescribed for the purposes of section 16.

(2) A regulation made under this Part may apply:

(a) to all poisons and restricted substances, to any poison or restricted substance specified in the regulation or to all poisons and restricted substances other than those so specified, and

(b) to all persons, to persons or classes of persons specified in the regulation, or to all persons other than persons or classes of persons so specified.