Australian Capital Territory

Poisons and Drugs Regulations 1993    
No 15 
in force under the
Poisons and Drugs Act 1978
Republication No 2A
As in force on 28 August 2000
Includes all amendments up to Act 2000 No 28

Prepared by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
This republication is not an authorised republication for the Legislation (Republication) Act 1996.
As in force on
28 August 2000

Australian Capital Territory

Poisons and Drugs Regulations 1993
in force under the
Poisons and Drugs Act 1978
CONTENTS
	Page

		Name of regulations	1
	2	Definition for regulations	1
	3	Prescribed institutions	1
	4	Prescribed restricted substances	2
	5	Prescribed class—restricted substances	2
	6	Prescribed class and purpose	2
	SCHEDULE 3	6
	ENDNOTES
	1	About this republication	7
	2	About the republished subordinate law	7
	3	Abbreviation key	7
	4	Table of legislation	8
	5	Table of amendments	8
	6	Table of earlier republications	8
	7	Table of renumbered provisions	8

As in force on
28 August 2000

Australian Capital Territory

Poisons and Drugs Regulations 1993
in force under the
Poisons and Drugs Act 1978
1	Name of regulations
 	These regulations are the Poisons and Drugs Regulations 1993.
2	Definition for regulations
	In these regulations:
Note	A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Interpretation Act 1967, s 11G as applied by the Subordinate Laws Act 1989, s 9).
Act means the Poisons and Drugs Act 1978.
3	Prescribed institutions
	For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of recognised institution in section 3 (2) 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.
4	Prescribed restricted substances
	For the purposes of section 5 of the Act, the restricted substances specified in column 1 of Schedule 3 are prescribed.
5	Prescribed class—restricted substances
	For the purposes of section 8 of the Act, the class of persons specified in column 2 of Schedule 3 is prescribed in relation to the substance specified opposite it in column 1.
6	Prescribed class and purpose
(1)	For the purposes of paragraph 33 (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 33 (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	(see reg  6 (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	(see reg 6 (2))
column 1	column 2	
item no	poison	
1	acrolein	
2	acrylonitrile	
3	allyl alcohol	
4	4-aminopyridine	
5	benzene	
6	bromine	
7	brucine	
8	carbon tetrachloride	
9	chlorine	
10	5-chloro-3-methyl-4-nitropyrazole	
11	4-chloro-0-toluidine	
12	cyanides	
13	4, 4-diaminodiphenylmethane	
14	1, 2-dibromo-3-chloropropane	
15	1, 3-dichloropropene	
16	dimethyl sulphate	
17	ethylene dibromide	
18	ethylene oxide	
19	fluoroacetic acid	
20	hydrocarbons liquid aromatic	
21	hydrocyanic acid	
22	hydrofluoric acid	
23	hydrogen sulphide	
24	mercuric chloride	
25	mercury	
26	methoxyethylmercuric acetate	
27	methoxyethylmercuric chloride	
28	methyl bromide	
29	4, 4’-methylenebis [2-chloroaniline] (moca)	
30	phenylmercuric acetate	
31	propylene oxide	
32	tetrachloroethane	
33	ortho-tolidine	
34	trichloroisocyanuric acid	
35	vinyl chloride	

	SCHEDULE 3	(see reg 4 and reg 5)
column 1	column 2	
restricted substance	class	
acitretin	specialists practising in the field of dermatology or specialist physicians	
clomiphene	specialists practising in the field of endocrinology, gynaecology or obstetrics	
clozapine	specialists practising in the field of psychiatry	
cyclofenil	specialists practising in the field of endocrinology, gynaecology or obstetrics	
dinoprost	specialists practising in the field of endocrinology, gynaecology or obstetrics	
dinoprostone	specialists practising in the field of endocrinology, gynaecology or obstetrics	
dronabinol	medical practitioners authorised by the Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care	
etretinate	specialists practising in the field of dermatology or specialist physicians	
isotretinoin	specialists practising in the field of dermatology or specialist physicians	
luteinising hormone	specialists practising in the field of endocrinology, gynaecology or obstetrics	
thalidomide	specialists practising in the field of dermatology or specialist physicians	
urofollitrophin (human follicle stimulating hormone)	specialists practising in the field of endocrinology, gynaecology or obstetrics	

ENDNOTES
1	About this republication
This is a republication of the Poisons and Drugs Regulations 1993 as in force under the Poisons and Drugs Act 1978 on 28 August 2000.  It includes all amendments made to the regulations up to Act 2000 No 28.
Amending laws are annotated in the table of legislation and table of amendments.
This subordinate law has been renumbered.  See the table of renumbered provisions for details.
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office currently prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws:  authorised printed republications to which the Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 applies and unauthorised electronic republications.  The status of a republication appears on its cover and from its republication number.
A republication number without a letter (eg 1, 2, 3 etc) indicates that the republication is an authorised printed republication.  A number with a letter (eg 1A, 1B, 1C etc) indicates that the republication is an unauthorised electronic republication.
Section 13 of the Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel, in preparing a law for republication, to make textual amendments of a formal nature which the Parliamentary Counsel considers desirable in accordance with current legislative drafting practice.  The amendments do not effect a substantive change in the law.
In preparing this republication, amendments have not been made under section 13.
Not all amendments made under section 13 are annotated in the table of amendments.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
2	About the republished subordinate law
The Poisons and Drugs Regulations 1993 were originally the Poisons and Drugs Regulations.  They were renamed by the Health and Community Care Legislation Amendment Act 2000 No 28 (see s 12 sch 4). 
3	Abbreviation key
Key to abbreviations in tables

am = amended
amdt = amendment
ch = chapter
cl = clause
def = definition
dict = dictionary
div = division
exp = expires/expired
Gaz = Gazette
hdg = heading
ins = inserted/added
LR = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996
mod = modified
No = number
notfd = notified
o = order
om = omitted/repealed
orig = original
p = page
par = paragraph

pres = present
prev = previous
(prev...) = previously
prov = provision
pt = part
r = rule/subrule
reg = regulation/subregulation
renum = renumbered
reloc = relocated
R[X] = Republication No
s = section/subsection
sch = schedule
sdiv = subdivision
sub = substituted
SL  = Subordinate Law
sp = spent
*  = SL unless otherwise stated
† = Act or Ordinance unless otherwise stated

4	Table of legislation
Subordinate law*	Year and number*	Gazette
notification	Commencement	Transitional provisions	

Poisons and Drugs Regulations	1993 No 15	31 Mar 1993	31 Mar 1993 (see reg 2 and Gaz 1993 No S53 p 2)		
	1994 No 31	5 Oct 1994	15 Sept 1994 (see reg 1 and Gaz 1994 No S193)	—
	
	1995 No 22	22 June 1995	22 June 1995	—
	
Health and Community Care Legislation Amendment Act 2000 	Act 2000 No 28	30 June 2000	ss 1 and 2: 30 June 2000
remainder: 1 July 2000
	—	

5	Table of amendments

Provision	How affected*

reg 1	sub Act 2000 No 28 s 12 sch 4
hdg to reg 2	(prev reg 3) sub Act 2000 No 28 s 12 sch 4
reg 2	orig reg 2 om Act 2000 No 28 s 12 sch 4
	(prev reg 3) am Act 2000 No 28 s 12 sch 4
	renum Act 2000 No 28 s 12 sch 4
reg 3	(prev reg 4) renum Act 2000 No 28 s 12 sch 4
reg 4	(prev reg 4A) ins 1994 No 31
	renum Act 2000 No 28 s 12 sch 4
reg 5	(prev reg 4B) ins 1994 No 31
	renum Act 2000 No 28 s 12 sch 4
reg 6	(prev reg 5) renum Act 2000 No 28 s 12 sch 4
sch  3	ins 1994 No 31
	am 1995 No 22; Act 2000 No 28 s 12 sch 4

6	Table of earlier republications
Amendments to	Cut-off date	Republication number	
SL 1995 No 22	31 January 1998	(1)	
Act 2000 No 28	28 August 2000	2	
7	Table of renumbered provisions
as made by Act 2000 No 28 and under the Legislation (Republication) Act 1996
Previous	Renumbered as	Previous	Renumbered as	
3		2	4B		5	
4		3	5		6	
4A		4			

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