Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2022 No 73. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision New South Wales Document type Legislation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Authorization/permit Certification Offences/penalties Public health Vaccination Drugs Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract The objects of this Act are as follows (a) to regulate activities involving scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods to protect public health and safety, (b) to use the Commonwealth Poisons Standard as the basis for classifying and regulating certain substances, (c) to complement the Commonwealth laws that regulate therapeutic goods, including by providing for certain Commonwealth laws to apply as a law of New South Wales in relation to the activities of persons who are not corporations, (d) to authorise certain activities involving scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods, including when the activities are prohibited under another law, (e) to provide for effective administration and enforcement mechanisms in relation to scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods. Full text English Website legislation.nsw.gov.au