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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Victoria
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal welfare Drugs Transport/storage Inspection Internal trade Authorization/permit Animal health Public health Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
These Regulations enter into force on 23 May 2017.
Abstract

These Regulations, consisting of 174 sections divided into four Parts and three Schedules and made under the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981. The objectives of these Regulations aims at regulating use and possession of Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances: a) to facilitate and enhance the safe and secure storage, sale, supply, prescribing, administration and use of drugs, poisons and controlled substances by registered practitioners, authorised persons, licensed or permitted persons and the public; b) to prescribe fees relating to the provision of licences and permits issued under the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981; c) to prescribe forms and other matters necessary to be prescribed for the purposes of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981; including persons having custody or care of, animals for which drugs or poison have been supplied by wholesale in a stock food on the order of a veterinary practitioner for the treatment of those animals.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.vic.gov.au

References - Legislation

Implements

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981.

Legislation | Australia | 1982 (2022)

Keyword: Animal welfare, Drugs, Transport/storage, Inspection, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Animal health, Public health, Hazardous substances, Early warning system, Risk assessment/management, Monitoring, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX