CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 16
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 16
16—Sale of certain poisons
(1) A person must not
sell a poison to which this section applies to a person under the age of 18
years.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(2) A person must not
sell a poison to which this section applies—
(a)
unless the purchaser is known to the vendor; or
(b)
unless the purchaser produces satisfactory evidence of his or her identity.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(3) If a person seeks
to purchase a poison to which this section applies, the vendor must ask the
prospective purchaser the purpose for which the poison is required, and must
not proceed with the sale unless the question is satisfactorily answered.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(4) A person who sells
poisons to which this section applies must keep prescribed records.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(5) This section
applies to such poisons as may be prescribed, individually or by class, by the
regulations.