Poisons (Midwifery Substances) Amendment Order 2016

Poisons (Midwifery Substances) Amendment Order 2016

I make the following order under section 3 of the Poisons Act 1971 .

2 November 2016

MICHAEL DARREL JOSEPH FERGUSON

Minister for Health

1.   Short title

This order may be cited as the Poisons (Midwifery Substances) Amendment Order 2016 .

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 (Midwifery Substances) Order 2011 is referred to as the Principal Order.

4.    Schedule 1 amended (Midwifery Restricted Substances)

Schedule 1 to the Principal Order is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting the following item after item 1 :

1N.   Benztropine.

(b) by inserting the following item after item 6 :

6G.   Clotrimazole.

(c) by inserting the following items after item 8 :

8G.   Domperidone.

8N.   Ergometrine.

(d) by inserting the following item after item 12 :

12G.   Lignocaine.

(e) by inserting the following item after item 14 :

14N.   Naloxone.

(f) by inserting the following items after item 15 :

15G.   Nitrous Oxide.

15N.   Nystatin.

15T.   Oxytocin.

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

Notified in the Gazette on 16 November 2016

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 (Midwifery Substances) Order 2011 by declaring further midwifery restricted substances for the purposes of the Poisons Act 1971 .