Queensland Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH (DRUGS AND POISONS) REGULATION 1996 - REG 292

292 Advertising of poisons

(1) A person must not advertise, or cause someone else to advertise, a substance that is or contains an S3 poison whether or not the poison is named in the advertisement.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(a) an advertisement in a professional or trade journal; or

(b) a price list, advertisement or promotional material intended for circulation only in the dental, medical, pharmaceutical or veterinary professions or the wholesale poison trade; or

(c) an S3 poison that, under the current Poisons Standard, may be advertised; or

(d) a price list that complies with the document called ‘Price Information Code of Practice’, published by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, as in force from time to time.

Editor’s note—

A copy of the Price Information Code of Practice may be obtained from the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s website.

(3) A person must not advertise, or cause someone else to advertise, an offer to obtain or sell an S2, S 3 or S 7 poison unless the person is endorsed under this regulation to sell the poison.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(4) A person must not refer to an S9 poison in an advertisement.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(5) Subsection (4) does not apply to—

(a) a person who refers to cannabis in an advertisement in connection with an approved clinical trial; or

(b) a person who refers to Cannabis sativa in an advertisement in connection with an activity authorised under the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 , section 47 or 48 (1) .