Poisons and Narcotic Drugs (Amendment) Ordinance 1988
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Poisons and Narcotic Drugs (Amendment) Ordinance 1988 No. 96 of 1988 I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910. Dated 15 December 1988 N. M. STEPHEN Governor-General By His Excellency’s Command, CLYDE HOLDING Minister of State for the Arts and Territories An Ordinance to amend the Poisons and Narcotic Drugs Ordinance 1978 Short title 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Poisons and Narcotic Drugs (Amendment) Ordinance 1988.1 Commencement 2. This Ordinance commences on such date as is fixed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette. Principal Ordinance 3. In this Ordinance, “Principal Ordinance” means the Poisons and Narcotic Drugs Ordinance 1978.2 (Ord. 79/88)—Cat. No. Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au 2 Poisons and Narcotic Drugs (Amendment) No. 96, 1988 Substances to which Division applies 4. Section 27B of the Principal Ordinance is amended by adding at the end the following paragraphs: “; (f) follicle stimulating hormone; (g) luteinising hormone; (h) thalidomide.”. Grant of authorisation 5. Section 27E of the Principal Ordinance is amended— (a) by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) “or cyclofenil” and substituting “, cyclofenil, follicle stimulating hormone or luteinising hormone”; (b) by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) “and”; and (c) by adding at the end of subsection (1) the following word and paragraph: “; and (d) in the case of an application that relates to thalidomide— the applicant is a specialist physician with no less than 5 years’ experience in the treatment of erythema nodosum leprosum.”. Substitution—Schedules 6. Schedules 1 to 8, inclusive, and Schedule 12, to the Principal Ordinance are repealed and the following schedules respectively substituted: SCHEDULE 1 Section 3 Aconite (root of Aconitum napellus) Antimony compounds, except— (a) when included in Schedule 4; or (b) antimony chloride in polishes Atropine, except when included in Schedule 2 or 4 Belladonna, except when included in Schedule 2 Bromine, excluding its salts and derivatives Brucine, except when used in concentrations of 0.02% or less for the denaturation of alcohol Comfrey (Symphytum spp) for human internal use, being— (a) any preparation; or (b) any part of the dried plant Coniine Cotarnine Croton Oil Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Poisons and Narcotic Drugs (Amendment) No. 96, 1988 3 SCHEDULE 1—continued Cyanides—see Hydrocyanic Acid Homatropine, except when included in Schedule 2 Hydrocyanic Acid and Cyanides for therapeutic use, except when included in Schedule 2 Hyoscine, except when included in Schedule 2 or 4 Hyoscyamine, except when included in Schedule 2 Hyoscyamus, except when included in Schedule 2 Lobelia, except— (a) when included in Schedule 2; or (b) in preparations for smoking or burning Lobeline, except— (a) when included in Schedule 2; or (b) in preparations for smoking or burning Mercuric Chloride, except when included in Schedule 2 or 7 Mercuric Iodide, except when included in Schedule 2 or 6 Mercuric Nitrate, except when included in Schedule 2 Mercuric Potassium Iodide, except when included in Schedule 2 Mercuric Thiocyanate, except when included in Schedule 6 Mercury organic compounds, except— (a) when included in Schedule 2, 4 or 6; (b) ethoxyethylmercuric chloride and ethylmercuric chloride in Schedule 7; or (c) in preparations containing 0.01% or less of mercury as a preservative Nux Vomica Phosphorus, Yellow (excluding its salts and derivatives), except when included in Schedule 6 Savin, oil of Stramonium, except— (a) when included in Schedule 2; or (b) in preparations for smoking or burning Tansy, oil of Veratrum, except when included in Schedule 4 SCHEDULE 2 Section 3 Acetic Acid (excluding its salts and derivatives) in preparations containing more than 80% of acetic acid, for therapeutic use Aloxiprin Ammoniated Mercury Antazoline in eye drops Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au 4 Poisons and Narcotic Drugs (Amendment) No. 96, 1988 SCHEDULE 2—continued Aspirin, except— (a) when included in Schedule 4; (b) in tablets or capsules each containing 325 mg or less of aspirin as the only therapeutically active constituent, other than an effervescent buffering system, when— (i) the pack is labelled— “WARNING—THIS MEDICATION MAY BE DANGEROUS WHEN USED IN LARGE AMOUNTS OR FOR LONG PERIODS”; or “CAUTION—THIS PREPARATION IS FOR THE RELIEF OF MINOR AND TEMPORARY AILMENTS AND SHOULD BE USED STRICTLY AS DIRECTED. PROLONGED USE WITHOUT MEDICAL SUPERVISION COULD BE HARMFUL”; (ii) packed in blister or strip packaging or in containers with a child- resistant closure; and (iii) in a primary pack containing not more than 25 such tablets or capsules; or (c) in individually wrapped powders or sachets of granules each containing 650 mg or less of aspirin as the only therapeutically active constituent, other than an effervescent buffer, when— (i) the pack is labelled— “WARNING—THIS MEDICATION MAY BE DANGEROUS WHEN USED IN LARGE AMOUNTS OR FOR LONG PERIODS”; or “CAUTION—THIS PREPARATION IS FOR THE RELIEF OF MINOR AND TEMPORARY AILMENTS AND SHOULD BE USED STRICTLY AS DIRECTED. PROLONGED USE WITHOUT MEDICAL SUPERVISION COULD BE HARMFUL”; and (ii) in a primary pack containing not more than 12 such powders or sachets of granules Atropine— (a) in preparations containing 0.25% or less of atropine; or (b) atropine sulphate, 0.6 mg tablets in packs of six, when labelled for treatment of organophosphorus poisoning; except atropine methonitrate included in Schedule 4 Belladonna in preparations containing 0.25% or less of the alkaloids of belladonna, calculated as hyoscyamine Benzamine when included in— Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Poisons and Narcotic Drugs (Amendment) No. 96, 1988 5 SCHEDULE 2—continued (a) lozenges, pastilles, tablets or capsules containing 30 mg or less of benzamine in each; (b) suppositories or bougies containing 200 mg or less of benzamine in each; or (c) preparations for external use, other than eye drops, containing 10% or less of benzamine Benzocaine when included in— (a) lozenges, pastilles, tablets or capsules containing 30 mg or less of bezocaine in each; (b) suppositories or bougies containing 200 mg or less of benzocaine in each; or (c) preparations for external use, other than eye drops, containing 10% or less of benzocaine Benzoyl Peroxide in preparations for external human therapeutic use containing 5% or less of benzoyl peroxide Benzydamine in preparations for topical use containing 3% or less of benzydamine Bromhexine Brompheniramine in oral preparations when compounded with one or more of the following medicaments— (a) an antitussive, except codeine or dihydrocodeine; (b) an expectorant; or (c) a sympathomimetic amine; except in preparations for the treatment of children under 2 years of age Buclizine in primary packs of 10 doses or less, for the prevention or treatment of motion sickness Butylaminobenzoate when included in— (a) lozenges, pastilles, tablets or capsules containing 30 mg or less of butylaminobenzoate in each; (b) suppositories or bougies containing 200 mg or less of butylaminobenzoate in each; or (c) preparations for external use, other than eye drops, containing 10% or less of butylaminobenzoate Carbaryl in preparations for external human therapeutic use containing 2% or less of carbaryl Carbenoxolone for topical oral use Carbetapentane, except in preparations containing 0.5% or less of carbetapentane Chloroform in preparations for therapeutic use, except— (a) when included in Schedule 4; or (b) in preparations containing 0.5% or less of chloroform Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au 6 Poisons and Narcotic Drugs (Amendment) No. 96, 1988 SCHEDULE 2—continued Chlorpheniramine in oral preparations when compounded with one or more of the following medicaments— (a) an antitussive, except codeine or dihydrocodeine; (b) an expectorant; or (c) a sympathomimetic amine; except in preparations for the treatment of children under 2 years of age Cinnamedrine Clioquinol and other halogenated derivatives of 8-Hydroxyquinoline for external human use Codeine— (a) when compounded with aspirin, paracetamol or salicylamide or any one of their derivatives, in tablets or capsules each containing 10 mg or less of codeine, and no other analgesic substance, when— (i) packed in blister or strip packaging or in containers with child- resistant closures; and (ii) in a primary pack containing 25 or less dosage units; or (b) when compounded with one or more other therapeutically active substances— (i) in divided preparations containing 10 mg or less of codeine per dosage unit and with a recommended dose not exceeding 15 mg of codeine; or (ii) in undivided preparations containing 0.25% or less of codeine and with a recommended dose not exceeding 15 mg of codeine Creosote derived from wood, for human therapeutic use, except in preparations containing 3% or less of phenols included in Schedule 2 Cyanides—see Hydrocyanic Acid DDT—see Dicophane Dexchlorpheniramine in oral preparations when compounded with one or more of the following medicaments: (a) an antitussive, except codeine or dihydrocodeine; (b) an expectorant; (c) a sympathomimetic amine; except in preparations