Queensland Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH (DRUGS AND POISONS) REGULATION 1996 - REG 7

7 Application of interpretation provisions in current Poisons Standard to regulation

(1) A word used in this regulation that is defined in the current Poisons Standard has the same meaning in this regulation as it does in the current Poisons Standard.

(2) An interpretation provision in the current Poisons Standard applies in the interpretation of this regulation.

(3) However, subsection (1) does not apply to the definition
"poison" in the current Poisons Standard because, as defined in the current Poisons Standard,
"poison" includes all substances to which this regulation applies, whether the substance is a controlled drug, restricted drug or poison under this regulation.

(4) Despite the fact that the definition
"poison" in this regulation does not have the same meaning as it has in the current Poisons Standard, the interpretation provisions in the current Poisons Standard that apply to the definition
"poison" apply to controlled drugs, restricted drugs and poisons as defined in this regulation.

Example of subsection (4)—

Paragraph 1(2) of the current Poisons Standard states that, unless a contrary intention appears, a reference to a poison in a schedule includes a number of other things, including, for example, every salt, active principle or derivative of the poison and every salt of such an active principle or derivative.
Also, paragraph 1(2)(h) and (i) of the current Poisons Standard provides that a reference in a schedule to a poison does not include certain poisons, including, for example, a poison in a product in appendix A of the current Poisons Standard.