Poisons (Declared Restricted Substances) Amendment Order 2010


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Poisons (Declared Restricted Substances) Amendment Order 2010

I make the following order under section 36 of the Poisons Act 1971 .

17 November 2010

MICHELLE O'BYRNE

Minister for Health

1.   Short title

This order may be cited as the Poisons (Declared Restricted Substances) Amendment Order 2010 .

2.   Commencement

This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Order

In this order, the Poisons (Declared Restricted Substances) Order 1990 is referred to as the Principal Order.

4.    Schedule 1 amended (Substances to which section 36 of the Poisons Act 1971 applies)

Schedule 1 to the Principal Order is amended by inserting after item 61 the following items:

62. 

Zolpidem (S4).

63. 

Zopiclone (S4).

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

Notified in the Gazette on 1 December 2010

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 (Declared Restricted Substances) Order 1990 by adding zolpidem and zopiclone to the list of restricted substances to which section 36 of the Poisons Act 1971 applies.