South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations49—Keeping of records etc
(1) Subject to these
regulations, a person who is required by these regulations to keep certain
records must—
(a) in
respect of any entry in the records, retain the records at the registered
address of the business in this State for a period of—
(i)
in the case of records relating to S7 poisons—for a
period of 5 years; or
(ii)
in any other case—for a period of 2 years,
from the day on which the entry was made; and
(b) have
the records readily available for inspection at all reasonable times; and
(c)
during that period, take all reasonable steps to ensure that the records are
protected against deterioration, loss, theft and unauthorised access,
modification or use.
Maximum penalty: $3 000.
(2) If the information
contained in the records is available only after the record is subjected to an
electronic or other process, it is sufficient for the purposes of
subregulation (1)(b) for the person to produce for inspection a
reproduction or computerised record of any entry in the records.
(3) Details that are
required to be recorded under these regulations in respect of drugs of
dependence must, unless otherwise specified, be recorded in a register of
drugs of dependence (and any electronic register of drugs of dependence must
be in a form approved by the Minister).
(4) A receipt required
to be provided to a person under these regulations must be kept by that person
in the manner set out in this regulation as if it were a record.