Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 (Qld)

Medicines and Poisons Act 2019

An Act to regulate activities in relation to particular substances

Chapter 1 Preliminary

Part 1 Introduction

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Part 2 Purposes of Act

3 Main purposes The main purposes of this Act are as follows— (a) to ensure particular substances are made, sold, used and disposed of in an appropriate, effective and safe way; (b) to ensure health risks arising from the use of the substances are appropriately managed; (c) to ensure persons who are authorised to carry out activities using the substances have the necessary competencies to carry out the activities safely.

4 How main purposes are to be achieved The main purposes of this Act are to be achieved mainly by— (a) identifying particular activities and substances to be controlled; and (b) authorising classes of persons to use the substances in controlled ways for particular purposes; and (c) providing a scheme to authorise additional activities using the substances under approvals or licences; and (d) requiring persons authorised to use the substances to have competencies and be accountable for the safe and effective use of the substances; and (e) requiring particular things to be done to ensure the appropriate use, quality, safety and disposal of the substances at all stages, from manufacture to supply to the consumer and final disposal as waste; and (f) providing for compliance with this Act to be monitored and enforced.

Part 3 Application and operation of Act

5 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons, including the State and, as far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the other States. (2) Nothing in this Act makes the State, the Commonwealth or another State liable to be prosecuted for an offence against this Act.