Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A person who
is —
(a)
authorised under regulation 42(1) or 42(4); or
(b)
licensed under regulation 3,
and who is in
possession of a drug or drugs of addiction in an amount that is less than or
equal to the amount prescribed by regulation 56A, shall store the poison
in a safe of a kind prescribed by clause 1 of Appendix M.
(2) A person who
is —
(a)
authorised under regulation 42(1); or
(b)
licensed under regulation 3,
and who is in
possession of a drug or drugs of addiction in an amount that is greater than
the amount prescribed by regulation 56A, shall store the poison in a safe
of a kind prescribed by clause 1 of Appendix M with the additional
security requirements prescribed by clause 2 of that Appendix.
(3)
Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply —
(a) to a
pharmacist who is in possession of a drug or drugs of addiction in an amount
that is less than or equal to the amount prescribed by regulation 56A for
the purposes of his or her profession or employment who stores the poison in a
safe —
(i)
of a type that was prescribed by regulation 56A(2)
or (3); and
(ii)
that was in place and used by him or her,
immediately before the
commencement of the Poisons Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1993 1 ; or
(aa) to
a pharmacist who is in possession of a drug or drugs of addiction in an amount
that is greater than the amount prescribed by regulation 56A for the
purposes of his or her profession or employment who stores the poison in a
safe —
(i)
of a type that was prescribed by regulation 56A(2)
or (3); and
(ii)
that was in place and used by him or her,
immediately before the
commencement of the Poisons Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1993 1 , if
that safe complies with the additional security requirements prescribed by
clause 2 of Appendix M; or
(b) to a
person who has the written permission of the CEO to store a drug of addiction
in a manner and with such security arrangements as are specified by the CEO
and who stores and secures the drug of addiction in such manner; or
(c) to a
person to whom regulation 52(2) applies where that person is in
possession of a drug of addiction that he or she has prepared for supply, in
accordance with a prescription; or
(d)
where a poison included in Schedule 8 in an amount that is no more than
would reasonably be required for administration to a patient in an emergency
is —
(i)
transported by a medical practitioner, dentist or
veterinary surgeon for the purpose of his or her profession or practice; or
(ii)
otherwise in the possession of a medical practitioner,
dentist or veterinary surgeon,
if that medical
practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon, takes reasonable precautions to
protect the poison against theft or loss.
(4) This regulation is
subject to regulations 56E and 56G.
[Regulation 56 inserted in Gazette
25 Jun 1993 p. 3081; amended in Gazette 26 May 1994
p. 2201; 24 Jun 1994 p. 2869; 19 Mar 1996
p. 1232‑3; 15 Dec 2006 p. 5630‑1;
1 Oct 2010 p. 5079‑80; 22 Oct 2010
p. 5218.]