Queensland Numbered Acts

MEDICINES AND POISONS ACT 2019 - SECT 42

42 Offence to dispose of waste from S8 medicine

(1) A person must not dispose of waste from an S8 medicine unless the person—

(a) disposes of the waste by giving it to an appropriate person; or

(b) disposes of the waste in the authorised way; or

(c) has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(2) In this section—

"appropriate person" means a person authorised to dispose of waste from an S8 medicine or possess an S8 medicine until the waste can be disposed of in the authorised way.