Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2006 - SECT 70

Lost or stolen poisons to be notified

70. Lost or stolen poisons to be notified



(1) A person to whom this regulation applies who loses a poison or controlled
substance or from whom a poison or controlled substance is stolen must
immediately upon becoming aware of that loss or theft notify the Secretary or
a member of the Victoria Police of the loss or theft.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) This regulation applies to-

   (a)  a registered medical practitioner, pharmacist, veterinary
        practitioner, dentist, nurse practitioner, an authorised optometrist
        and an authorised podiatrist; or

   (b)  a person who holds a licence, permit or warrant issued under the Act
        or these Regulations; or

   (c)  a person who is referred to in Column 1 of Part 2 of the table in
        regulation 5; or

   (d)  a person who sells or supplies any Schedule 7 poison by retail; or

   (e)  a person who is an approved provider of an aged care service if-

   (i)  in that service, there is a resident who is receiving a high level of
        residential care; and

   (ii) that resident has been supplied, on prescription, with a Schedule 4
        poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison.