"Analyst" means an analyst appointed or taken to be appointed under
section 37A.
"Animal" means any animal (other than a human being), whether vertebrate or
invertebrate, and includes but is not limited to--
(a) mammals, birds, bees,
reptiles, amphibians, fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and
(b) the semen, ova
or embryo of an animal (other than a human being) or any other substance or
thing directly relevant to the reproduction of an animal (other than a human
being).
"Authority" means an authority issued and in force for the purposes of this
Act or the regulations.
"Automatic machine" means any machine or mechanical device used or capable of
being used for the purpose of supplying goods without the personal
manipulation or attention of the supplier or the supplier's employee or other
agent at the time of supply.
(f) the regulations in force under any of those Acts.
"Commonwealth Department" means the Department of Human Services and Health or
such other Department of the Commonwealth as is the relevant Department for
the purposes of the Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws.
(b) all regulations, orders and manufacturing
principles in force under that Act.
"Container" , when used in relation to any substance, material, body or thing
referred to in this Act, means any vessel, bottle, tube, capsule, tin, box,
case, wrapper, cover or other like receptacle or envelope which immediately
contains such substance, material, body or thing.
"Drug of addiction" means any substance specified in Schedule Eight of the
Poisons List.
"Package" , when used in relation to any substance, material, body or thing
referred to in this Act, includes every means by which such substance,
material, body or thing may, for transport or for carriage or for storage or
for supply, be cased, covered, enclosed, contained or packed.
"Poison" means any substance specified in Schedule One, Schedule Two, Schedule
Three, Schedule Five, Schedule Six, or Schedule Seven of the Poisons List.
"Poisons List" means the list proclaimed under section 8 as in force for the
time being.
"Premises" includes any structure, building, aircraft, vehicle, vessel or
place (whether built upon or not), and any part thereof.
(a) any Public Service agency, public hospital,
or university within New South Wales, or
(b) any other institution or
establishment which the Governor by order published in the Gazette declares to
be a public institution for the purposes of this Act.
"Registered goods" has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act.
"Restricted substance" means any substance specified in Schedule Four of the
Poisons List.
"Schedule 9 substance" means any substance specified in Schedule 9 of the
Poisons List.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Ministry of Health.
"Sell" includes sell whether by wholesale or retail and barter and exchange,
and also includes dealing in, agreeing to sell, or offering or exposing for
sale, or keeping or having in possession for sale, or sending, forwarding,
delivering or receiving for sale or on sale, or authorising, directing,
causing, suffering, permitting or attempting any of such acts or things.
"Substance" includes preparation or admixture and all salts and derivatives of
any substance.
