Queensland Consolidated Regulations

MEDICINES AND POISONS (POISONS AND PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES) REGULATION 2021 - REG 71

71 Supplying unsolicited S5 and S6 poison samples

(1) A person must not supply a sample of an S5 or S 6 poison from place to place, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Example—

travelling door-to-door putting samples in letterboxes

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person supplying a sample by handing it directly to someone who has an opportunity to refuse to take it.

Example—

handing out a sample to an attendee at a gardening show