Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1 -- Preliminary
1. Citation
2. Terms used
2AAA. Notes not part of regulations
2AA. Office prescribed (Act s. 64B)
2A. Exceptions from Act for certain poisons and paints
PART 2A -- Endorsed health practitioners
3A. Endorsed optometrists (Act s. 23)
3B. Use of some medicine by endorsed optometrist is not taken to be supplying it
PART 2 -- Licences and permits
Division 1 -- General
3. Wholesaler’s licences, effect of etc.
5. Pharmacist’s licence limited to pharmacy in licence
7. Retailer’s licence to sell Sch. 2 poisons, effect of etc.
8. Retailer’s licence to sell Sch. 7 poisons, effect of etc.
8A. Poisons permit (distribution of samples), effect of etc.
9. Poisons permit (industrial), effect of etc.
10. Poisons permit (educational, advisory or research), effect of etc.
10AA. Poisons permit (health services), effect of etc.
10A. Poisons permit (departmental and hospital), effect of etc.
10B. Licence to cultivate prohibited plants (Act s. 41A), form of
11. Remote area nursing posts, designation of
11A. Areas for Act s. 23(2)(e), designation of
12. Applications for licences or permits (Act s. 24 and 25)
Division 2 -- Needle and syringe programme
12A. Approval of programmes
12B. Copy of approval to be provided to programme coordinator
12C. Programme coordinator’s duties
12D. Requirements relating to programme
12E. Direction to person not to participate in programme
12F. Used hypodermic needles and syringes, rules as to
Division 3 -- Restrictions and obligations
15. Person under 21 not generally eligible for licence or permit
16. Sale of poison to be only by licensee or agent aged 15 or over
17. Licence or permit not transferable
18. Licensee to display licence
PART 3 -- Containers and labels
Division 1 -- Containers
19. Containers and their labels to comply with SUSMP
19AA. Use of certain containers prohibited
19A. Food etc. containers to be distinguishable from poison containers
Division 2 -- Labels
21. Labels on medicines or preparations, requirements for despite r. 19
21A. Appendix K poison container, labelling requirements for
24A. Carcinogenicity and teratogenicity warnings to be approved
Division 3 -- General
25. Non-complying container or label, CEO may approve
26. Suspending or prohibiting use of container or label
PART 4 -- Storage, disposal and loss or theft of poisons
30. Storage of poisons other than those in r. 56
31. Disposal of poisons
32. Loss or theft of poison, police to be notified
PART 4A -- Electronic prescribing systems
32A. Terms used
32B. Approval of systems
32C. Systems to have human administrators
32D. Offences
32E. Miscellaneous provisions
PART 5 -- Sale, supply and use of poisons
Division 1 -- Restrictions
33. Poison not to be sold to persons under 16 years of age
33A. Veterinary medicines etc. not to be used etc. on humans
33B. Certain paints, restrictions on manufacture, sale and use of
35. Sch. 2 substances, restrictions on retail sale of
35A. Sch. 3 substances, restrictions on retail sale of
35B. Sch. 3 substances, storage of
35C. Sch. 3 substances, advertising of
35D. Sch. 4 substances, advertising of
Division 2 -- Schedule 4 poisons
36. Sale and supply of Sch. 4 poisons, rules as to
36AA. Starter packs, supply of by registered nurses
36AAB. Psychiatric emergency packs, supply of by certain registered nurses
36A. Storing and displaying Sch. 4 substances for sale
36B. Supply or administration of Sch. 4 substances, records of
37A. H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine, exemptions for and rules as to
37B. Appendix B vaccines, exemptions for
37. Prescriptions for Sch. 4 poisons, rules for
38A. NIMCs for patients discharged from public hospitals to be taken to be lawful prescriptions
38. Dispensing Sch. 4 poisons in emergencies
38AA. Administering Sch. 4 poisons to hospital patients
38C. Clomiphene and cyclofenil, prescription of
38D. Etretinate or acitretin, prescription of
38E. Prostaglandins, prescription of
38F. Isotretinoin, prescription and labelling of
38G. Thalidomide, prescription and labelling of
38H. Chloramphenicol, prescription of
38I. Follicular stimulating hormone and luteinising hormone, prescription of
38K. Carnidazole, prescription of
38L. Oxolinic acid, prescription of
38M. Clozapine, prescription of
38N. Certain nitrofuran derivatives, prescription of
38O. Bosentan, prescription and labelling of
38P. Teriparatide, prescription of
39. Sch. 4 poisons in Appendix H, supply of for veterinary use without prescription
39A. Certain stockfeed manufacturers may sell Sch. 4 poisons
39BA. Certificated commercial vessels, possession etc. of Sch. 4 poisons on
39BB. Racing yachts, possession etc. of Sch. 4 poisons on
39B. Other ships and aircraft, possession etc. of Sch. 4 poisons on
39C. Ships carrying livestock, possession etc. of Sch. 4 poisons on
40. Persons authorised to possess Sch. 4 poisons
40A. Sold Sch. 4 poisons to be delivered only to buyer
Division 3 -- General
41. Sch. 6 poisons, revoking authority under Act s. 23(4) to sell
41A. Sch. 7 poisons, rules as to sale of
41AA. Antibiotics for intramammary infusion in animals, sale and supply of
41AB. Camphor and naphthalene, sale and supply of
41B. Sch. 3, 4 or 7 poisons supplied wholesale, records of to be kept etc.
41C. Sch. 7 poisons for retail, storage of
41D. Adrenaline for schools or child care services, application of Act to
PART 6 -- Drugs of addiction
Division 1 -- General
42A. Interpretation
42. Persons authorised to possess Sch. 8 poisons
43. Pharmacists’ authority to manufacture etc. Sch. 8 poisons
43A. Authority under Act s. 23(2), revoking as to Sch. 8 poisons
43B. Purposes prescribed (Act s. 41(1))
43C. Advertising Sch. 8 poisons
44. Register of drugs of addiction to be kept by sellers
44A. Destroying drugs of addiction
44B. Registers for r. 44(2) or 44A(4), form of etc.
44C. Electronic registers for r. 44(2) or 44A(4), rules as to
45. Inventory of drugs of addiction, duties as to
47. Records to be kept for 7 years and available on demand
48. Wholesalers to give CEO periodic returns as to Sch. 8 poisons
49A. Certificated commercial vessels, possession etc. of Sch. 8 poisons on
49B. Racing yachts, possession etc. of Sch. 8 poisons on
49. Other ships and aircraft, possession etc. of Sch. 8 poisons on
50. Sch. 8 poisons at hospitals, rules as to
Division 2 -- Supply and prescription
Subdivision 1 -- Prescriptions generally
51. Prescriptions for drugs of addiction, rules for
51AAA. NIMCs for patients discharged from public hospitals to be taken to be lawful prescription
Subdivision 2 -- Supply and prescription to drug addicts
51A. Terms used
51AA. Drug addicts to disclose addiction to medical practitioners etc.
51B. Drug addicts, restrictions on prescribing and supplying drugs of addiction to
51BA. Drug addicts, administering, prescribing or supplying drugs of addiction to
51C. Authorised prescribers and specialist prescribers, designation of
51CA. Authorised prescribers for drug addicts, appointment of
51CB. Co‑prescribers for drug addicts, appointment of
51CC. Designations, authorisations and appointments, rules as to
51D. Drug addicts, prescribing pharmacotherapies for treatment of addiction for
51DA. Drug addicts in hospital, prescribing pharmacotherapies for treatment of addiction for
51DB. Drug addicts in custody, prescribing pharmacotherapies for treatment of addiction for
51DC. Drug addicts, specialist prescribers may prescribe pharmacotherapies for treatment of addiction for in some cases
51E. Drug addicts, pharmacists may dispense drugs of addiction to
51EA. Drug addicts, dispensing pharmacotherapies to at pharmacies
Subdivision 2A -- Supply and prescription of Schedule 8 poisons to persons other than drug addicts
51F. Sch. 8 poisons not to be prescribed to be used for over 60 days unless authorised by CEO
Subdivision 3 -- Supply and prescription of stimulants
51FA. Terms used
51FB. Stimulants, who may supply or prescribe
51FC. Stimulants, manner of supplying or prescribing
51FD. CEO may order supply etc. of stimulant to patient to be terminated or varied
51FE. CEO to be notified of supply etc. of stimulants to patients
51FF. Current prescribers and current clinics for patients
51FG. Authorising medical practitioners to supply etc. stimulants
51FH. Co‑prescribers for patients
51FJ. Clinics, approval of
51FK. Managers of clinics, change of
Subdivision 4 -- Supply and prescription of other poisons
51GA. Dronabinol, supply of etc.
51GB. Flunitrazepam, supply of etc.
51H. Prescription of Sch. 8 poisons by dentists, restrictions on
Division 3 -- Dispensing and delivery
52. Dispensing and supplying drugs of addiction, rules as to
52A. Certain movements of drugs of addiction to be recorded under r. 52B
52B. How details to be recorded under r. 52B(3)(h) and 52A
52C. Pharmacies to give department information about drugs of addiction each month
53. Dispensing Sch. 8 poisons in emergencies
53A. Dispensing prescriptions for Sch. 8 poisons
54. Delivery of Sch. 8 poisons other than by dispensing
54A. Packaging of drugs of addiction
55. Common carriers protected
Division 4 -- Safe custody
56. Storing and securing drugs of addiction
56A. Amounts prescribed for r. 56(1) and (2)
56B. Safes, location of
56C. Keys to safes, who may possess
56D. Safes, rules as to locking
56E. Pharmacist at pharmacy may store Sch. 8 poison in poisons cupboard
56F. Poisons cupboards etc. of pharmacists, security of
56G. Sch. 8 poisons in hospital wards, storage of
56H. Sch. 8 poisons cupboards in hospital wards, security of
Division 5 -- Restrictions on supply
57. Labelling requirements
58. Drugs of addiction not to be prescribed etc. merely for purposes of addiction
PART 7 -- Miscellaneous provisions
59. CEO’s decision cancelling etc. licences etc. may be published in Gazette
64. Substitution of one brand of drug for another
65. Warrant, form prescribed (Act s. 55A)
PART 8 -- Transitional provisions
Division 1 -- Transitional provisions relating to the Poisons Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2009
66. Terms used
67. Authorisation to prescribe drugs of addiction to drug addicts
68. Authorisation to prescribe pharmacotherapies to drug addicts
69. Prescriptions issued before 22 Apr 2009
70. Operation of r. 51B for pharmacies
Appendix A -- Forms
Appendix B -- Vaccines exempt from specified provisions of the Act
Appendix G -- Fees
Appendix H -- Schedule 4 substances referred to in regulation 39(1)
Appendix J -- Schedule 3 poison sales to be recorded
Appendix K -- Criteria for electronic prescribing systems
Appendix L -- Specified criteria for the generation of prescriptions by computer
Appendix M -- Safes and additional security for storing drugs of addiction
[Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 17 June 2011 Poisons Regulations 1965 [Heading inserted in Gazette 12 Aug 2003 p. 3664.] [Heading deleted in Gazette 12 Aug 2003 p. 3663.]]
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