Australian Capital Territory
Poisons and Drugs Regulations
Subordinate Law No. 15 of 19931

The Australian Capital Territory Executive, in accordance with section 5 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989, makes the following Regulations under the Poisons and Drugs Act 1978.
Dated 26 March 1993.
WAYNE BERRY
Minister
BILL WOOD
Minister

Citation
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Poisons and Drugs Regulations.
Commencement
2.  These Regulations commence on the day on which section 4 of the Poisons and Drugs (Amendment) Act 1993 commences.
Interpretation
3.  In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
“Act” means the Poisons and Drugs Act 1978.
Prescribed institutions
4.  For the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of “recognised institution” in subsection 3 (1) of the Act, the following institutions are prescribed:
	(a)	The Australian National University;
	(b)	Canberra Institute of Technology;
	(c)	the University College within the Australian Defence Force Academy;
	(d)	Australian Catholic University;
	(e)	University of Canberra.
Prescribed class and purpose
5.  (1)  For the purposes of paragraph 47W (2) (b) of the Act, in relation to a poison specified in column 1 of Schedule 1—
	(a)	a class of persons specified opposite that poison in column 2 of that Schedule is prescribed; and
	(b)	a purpose set out opposite each such class in column 3 of that Schedule is a prescribed purpose in relation to that class for which a member of that class may possess the poison.
(2)  For the purposes of paragraph 47W (2) (b) of the Act, persons in day-to-day control of analytical laboratories are prescribed with respect to a poison specified in Schedule 2 for the prescribed purpose of analysis.

	SCHEDULE 1	Subregulation 5 (1)
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	
Poison	Class	Purpose	
Arsenic	manufacturers of glass	manufacturing glass	
Arsenic	metallurgists	manufacturing alloys	
Benzene	manufacturers of dyes or pharmaceuticals	manufacturing dyes or pharmaceuticals	
Benzene	manufacturers of lacquers, linoleum, protective cloths or varnishes	manufacturing lacquers, linoleum, protective cloths or varnishes	
Carbon tetrachloride	manufacturers of chemicals or pharmaceuticals	manufacturing chemicals or pharmaceuticals	
Carbon tetrachloride	manufacturers of lacquers, paints or varnishes	manufacturing lacquers, paints or varnishes	
Chlorine	managers of swimming pools other than domestic swimming pools	purifying water in pools	
Chlorine	manufacturers of chemicals, plastics or synthetic rubber	manufacturing chemicals, plastics or synthetic rubber	
Chlorine	metallurgists	cleaning metals	
Chlorine	persons working at sewage treatment centres	treating sewage at treatment centres	
Chlorine	persons working at water treatment centres	purifying water at treatment centres	
cyanides	electroplaters	electroplating	
cyanides	jewellers	manufacturing gold jewellery	
cyanides	miners	extracting or processing gold	
Epichlorohydrin	manufacturers of lacquers, paints or varnishes	manufacturing lacquers, paints or varnishes	
Ethylene oxide	manufacturers of chemicals or detergents	manufacturing chemicals or detergents	
Ethylene oxide	sterilising technologists	sterilising surgical instruments	
hydrofluoric acid	glass workers	etching glass	
hydrofluoric acid	masons	cleaning building materials	
hydrofluoric acid	metal workers	cleaning or etching metals	
hydrofluoric acid	miners	extracting or processing gold	
hydrofluoric acid	potters	cleaning ceramics	
mercury	dentists or dental workers	making amalgams	
mercury	manufacturers of lamps, mirrors or scientific instruments	manufacturing of lamps, mirrors or scientific instruments	
mercury	manufacturers of mercury salts or organic compounds	manufacturing mercury salts or organic compounds	
mercury	miners	extracting metals from ores	
4, 4’—methylenebis [2-chloroaniline]	manufacturers of plastics	manufacturing plastics	
propylene oxide	manufacturers of detergents, lubricants or organic compounds	manufacturing detergents, lubricants or organic compounds	
tetrachloroethane	manufacturers of organic compounds, paints, rust removers or varnishes	manufacturing organic compounds, paints, rust removers or varnishes	
ortho-Tolidine	manufacturers of dyes	manufacturing dyes	
trichloroisocyanuric acid	manufacturers of disinfectants, household cleaners or industrial deodorants 	manufacturing disinfectants, household cleaners or industrial deodorants 	
	SCHEDULE 2	Subregulation 5 (2)
ACROLEIN
ACRYLONITRILE
ALLYL ALCOHOL
4-AMINOPYRIDINE
BENZENE
BROMINE
BRUCINE
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
CHLORINE
5-CHLORO-3-METHYL-4-NITROPYRAZOLE
4-CHLORO-0-TOLUIDINE
CYANIDES
4, 4-DIAMINODIPHENYLMETHANE
1, 2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
1, 3-DICHLOROPROPENE
DIMETHYL SULPHATE
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
ETHYLENE OXIDE
FLUOROACETIC ACID
HYDROCARBONS LIQUID AROMATIC
HYDROCYANIC ACID
HYDROFLUORIC ACID
HYDROGEN SULPHIDE
MERCURIC CHLORIDE
MERCURY
METHOXYETHYLMERCURIC ACETATE
METHOXYETHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE
METHYL BROMIDE
4, 4’-METHYLENEBIS [2-CHLOROANILINE] (MOCA)
PHENYLMERCURIC ACETATE
PROPYLENE OXIDE
TETRACHLOROETHANE
ORTHO-TOLIDINE
TRICHLOROISOCYANURIC ACID
VINYL CHLORIDE
	
NOTE
1.	Notified in the ACT Gazette on 31 March 1993.

©  Australian Capital Territory 1993