Poisons List Amendment Order (No. 2) 2006

Poisons List Amendment Order (No. 2) 2006

I make the following order under section 15(1) of the Poisons Act 1971 .

17 March 2006

D. E. Llewellyn

Minister for Health and Human Services

1.   Short title

This order may be cited as the Poisons List Amendment Order (No. 2) 2006 .

2.   Commencement

This order takes effect on 1 April 2006.

3.   Principal Order

In this order, the Poisons List Order 2001 is referred to as the Principal Order.

4.    Schedule 3 amended (Potent Substances)

Schedule 3 to the Principal Order is amended by omitting item 3067M and substituting:

3067M.

Pseudoephedrine (other than preparations for stimulant, appetite-suppression or weight-control purposes) when supplied in a primary pack –

(a) in liquid preparations containing 800mg or less of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (or its equivalent); or

(b) in other preparations containing 720mg or less of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (or its equivalent).

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 29 March 2006

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 entry for pseudoephedrine in Schedule 3 to the Poisons List Order 2001 in accordance with changes recommended by the National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee.