Queensland Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH (DRUGS AND POISONS) REGULATION 1996 - REG 239

239 Requirements for cyanide obtained outside the State

(1) This section applies to a person who obtains cyanide from someone in another State.

(2) Subsection (3) applies if the person has a cyanide permit for the cyanide before obtaining the cyanide.

(3) The person must—

(a) as soon as possible after obtaining the cyanide, attach to the cyanide permit a document evidencing acquisition of the cyanide; and

(b) ensure the document remains attached to the cyanide permit while the cyanide permit is in force.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(4) Subsections (5) and (6) apply if the person—

(a) does not have a cyanide permit for the cyanide before obtaining the cyanide; and

(b) has an interstate permit from the other State for the cyanide.

(5) The person—

(a) must apply for a cyanide permit for the cyanide as soon as possible after the cyanide comes into the person’s possession in the State; and

(b) may only possess the cyanide without a cyanide permit for the time reasonably necessary to obtain a cyanide permit.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(6) Also, the person must—

(a) as soon as possible after receiving a cyanide permit, attach to it—

(i) the interstate permit for the cyanide; and

(ii) a document evidencing acquisition of the cyanide; and

(b) ensure the interstate permit and the document remain attached to the cyanide permit while the cyanide permit is in force.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(7) In this section—

"interstate permit" means a permit or other document issued under a law of another State, equivalent to a cyanide permit.