Poisons List Amendment Order (No. 4) 2002
I make the following order under section 14 of the Poisons Act 1971 .
13 December 2002D. E. Llewellyn
Minister for Health and Human Services
This order may be cited as the Poisons List Amendment Order (No. 4) 2002 .
This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette or on 1 January 2003, whichever is later.
In this order, the Poisons List Order 2001 is referred to as the Principal Order.
4. Schedule 2 amended (Medicinal Poisons)
Schedule 2 to the Principal Order is amended as follows:(a) by omitting item 2065 and substituting the following:
2065.
Hyoscine butylbromide, as the only therapeutically active substance, in divided preparations for oral use containing 20mg or less of hyoscine butylbromide per dosage unit in a pack containing 200mg or less of hyoscine butylbromide.
(b) by omitting item 2122 and substituting the following:
2122.
Pseudoephedrine in preparations (other than preparations for stimulant, appetite-suppression or weight-control purposes) with a recommended daily dose of 240mg or less of pseudoephedrine –
(a) in undivided preparations containing 60mg or less of pseudoephedrine per recommended dose; or
(b) when in combination with other therapeutically active substances; or
(c) in slow-release preparations.
5. Schedule 3 amended (Potent Substances)
Schedule 3 to the Principal Order is amended by inserting after item 3067 the following item:
3067M.
Pseudoephedrine in preparations (other than preparations for stimulant, appetite-suppression or weight-control purposes) with a recommended daily dose of 240mg or less of pseudoephedrine, where pseudoephedrine is the only therapeutically active substance, in divided preparations containing 60mg or less of pseudoephedrine per recommended dose in a pack containing 30 or less dosage units, except in slow-release preparations.
6. Schedule 4 amended (Restricted Substances)
Schedule 4 to the Principal Order is amended as follows:(a) by inserting after item 40029 the following:
40029M.
Agalsidase beta.
(b) by inserting after item 40548 the following:
40548H.
Drotrecogin alfa.
(c) by inserting after item 40684 the following:
40684M.
Fondaparinux.
(d) by inserting after paragraph (b) in item 40800 the following:
40800R.
Insulin-like growth factor I.
(e) by inserting after item 40805 the following:
40805M.
Ipriflavone.
(f) by inserting after item 41012 the following:
41012M.
Modafinil.
(g) by inserting after item 41098 the following:
41098M.
Obidoxime.
(h) by inserting after item 41110 the following:
41110M.
Olopatadine.
(i) by inserting after item 41242 the following:
41242M.
Polylactic acid in preparations for injection –
(a) for tissue augmentation; or
(b) for cosmetic use.
(j) by omitting item 41245 and substituting the following:
41245.
Polysulfated glycosaminoglycans in preparations for injection, except when separately specified in these Schedules.
(k) by omitting item 41305 and substituting the following:
41305.
Pseudoephedrine except when included in Schedule 2 or 3 .
(l) by inserting after item 41323 the following:
41323H.
Ractopamine except when included in Schedule 5 .
(m) by inserting after item 41530 the following:
41530M.
Tiotropium.
(n) by inserting after item 41556 the following:
41556M.
Travoprost.
7. Schedule 5 amended (Domestic Poisons)
Schedule 5 to the Principal Order is amended as follows:(a) by inserting after paragraph (e) in item 5031 the following:
5031F.
Betacyfluthrin in aqueous preparations containing 2.5% or less of betacyfluthrin.
(b) by omitting item 5170 and substituting the following:
5170.
3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbamate (Iodocarb) when in preparations containing 10% or less of 3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbamate, except when in aqueous preparations containing 10% or less of 3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbamate.
(c) by inserting after paragraph (b) in item 5267 the following:
5267M.
Prallethrin (cis:trans=20:80) in preparations containing 10% or less of prallethrin, except in insecticidal mats containing 1% or less of prallethrin.
(d) by inserting after item 5284 the following:
5284H.
Ractopamine in animal feed premixes containing 10% or less of ractopamine.
8. Schedule 6 amended (Agricultural and Industrial Poisons)
Schedule 6 to the Principal Order is amended as follows:(a) by inserting after item 6002 the following:
6002M.
Acetamiprid.
(b) by omitting item 6022 and substituting the following:
6022.
Arsenic –
(a) in ant poisons containing 0.4% or less of arsenic; or
(b) in animal feed premixes containing 4% or less of arsenic; or
(c) in preparations for the treatment of animals, except thiacetarsamide when included in Schedule 4 –
except when separately specified in this Schedule.
(c) by omitting item 6039 and substituting the following:
6039.
Betacyfluthrin in preparations containing 12.5% or less of betacyfluthrin, except when included in Schedule 5 .
(d) by omitting item 6096 and substituting the following:
6096.
Copper compounds except –
(a) when separately specified in these Schedules; or
(b) in preparations for human internal use containing 5mg or less of copper per recommended daily dose; or
(c) pigments where the solubility of the copper compound(s) in water is 1g per litre or less; or
(d) in feed additives containing 1% or less of copper; or
(e) in other preparations containing 5% or less of copper compounds.
(e) by omitting item 6105 and substituting the following:
6105.
Creosote except –
(a) when included in Schedule 2 ; or
(b) in preparations for human therapeutic use containing 10% or less of creosote; or
(c) in other preparations containing 3% or less of phenols and homologues of phenol boiling below 220oC.
(f) by inserting after paragraph (c) in item 6230 the following:
6230M.
3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbamate (Iodocarb) except –
(a) when included in Schedule 5 ; or
(b) in aqueous preparations containing 10% or less of 3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbamate.
(g) by omitting item 6336 and substituting the following:
6336.
Prallethrin (cis:trans=20:80) except –
(a) when included in Schedule 5 ; or
(b) in insecticidal mats containing 1% or less of prallethrin.
9. Schedule 7 amended (Dangerous Poisons)
Schedule 7 to the Principal Order is amended by omitting item 7023 from Part 1 and substituting:
7023.
Betacyfluthrin except when included in Schedule 5 or 6 .
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 25 December 2002
This order is administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the order)
This order amends the Poisons List Order 2001 to incorporate changes recommended by the National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee.