POISONS ACT 1964
Table of Provisions
PART I -- Introductory provisions
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 5 Terms used
- 6 Construction
- 6A Crown bound
- 7 Administration
- 7A Application: industrial hemp, industrial hemp seed and processed industrial hemp
PART II -- Poisons Advisory Committee
- 8 Constitution of Poisons Advisory Committee
- 9 Procedure on default of nomination
- 10 Term of office of nominee member
- 11 Vacation of office
- 12 Dismissal of members
- 13 Leave of absence
- 14 Deputies of members
- 15 Acceptance of office
- 16 Remuneration of members
- 17 Meetings of Advisory Committee
- 18 Officers of Advisory Committee
- 19 Functions of Advisory Committee
PART III -- Poisons and other substances
Division 1 -- Classification
- 20 Declaration of poisons
- 20A How poisons may be identified in
- 21 Amendment of Appendix A
- 21A Exemption of substances from Act
- 22 Sale of any poison may be prohibited
- 22A Specified drugs
Division 2 -- Sale of poisons
- 23 Persons authorised to sell poisons
- 24 Licences to manufacture or sell poisons
- 25 Permits to purchase poisons for specified purposes
- 26 Form of licences and permits
- 26A Conditions
- 26B Duration of licences and permits
- 27 Fees for licences, permits and renewals
- 28 CEO may cancel, suspend or revoke licence or permit
- 29 Application to SAT for review of order of CEO
- 30 Licence not to be granted to company or friendly society
Division 3 -- General provisions
- 31 Sales of poison to be recorded in a book
- 32 Unauthorised sales of poisons
- 33 Wholesaler not to sell by retail
- 34 Sales to certain persons prohibited
- 35 Making false declarations
- 36 Drugs not to be used for self administration
- 36A Defence for persons participating in conduct of needle and syringe programmes
- 40 Offences against this Part
PART IV -- Drugs of addiction
- 41 Use of Schedule 9 poisons for research etc.
- 41A Licence to cultivate prohibited plants
- 44 Offences generally against this Part
- 45 Term used: corresponding law
PART V -- Miscellaneous provisions
- 46 Containers of poisons to be marked or labelled
- 47 Medicines for internal use not to be sold in certain packages or containers
- 48 Prohibition against hawking etc.
- 49 Prohibition against selling by automatic machines
- 50 Leaving poisons unlabelled an offence
PART VI -- Supplementary provisions
- 52 Orders in Council may be cancelled or amended
- 52A Minister may declare person to be authorised officer
- 53 Apprehension of offenders
- 54 Routine inspection
- 55 Powers in respect of premises, vehicles or vessels if offence suspected of being committed
- 55A Warrants
- 55B Person not to hinder or obstruct authorised officer
- 55C Sections 54 to 55A do not derogate from Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia) or Misuse of Drugs Act 1981
- 55D Order for forfeiture
- 55E Powers to quarantine or destroy poisons in certain circumstances
- 56 Sales by employees etc.
- 57 Persons deemed to have sold poisons
- 58 Evidence on prosecutions
- 59 Publication of list of licensed persons
- 60 Proof of certificate of analysts
- 61 Evidence of qualifications
- 61A Evidence of approval
- 61B Evidence of contents of standard
- 62 General penalty
- 63 Protection from liability
- 64 Regulations
- 64A Regulations may adopt standards
- 64B Copies of standards to be kept and made available to public
Appendix A
Appendix B
