Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) For this Act, the chief health officer may give a direction about dealing with a regulated substance or regulated therapeutic good to a person who is authorised to deal with the substance or good.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the chief health officer may give a direction that the chief health officer considers necessary for any of the following:
(a) discarding a regulated substance or regulated therapeutic good;
(b) safe dealing with a regulated substance or regulated therapeutic good;
(c) ensuring compliance with any requirement under this Act or any other territory law in relation to a regulated substance or regulated therapeutic good.
(3) A direction may be given orally or in writing.
(4) A direction under subsection (2) (a)—
(a) must state a reasonable period within which the regulated substance or regulated therapeutic good must be discarded; and
(b) may include requirements for the storage of the substance or good until discarded.