Poisons Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Instrument 2017

I, Anthony Gill, as delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Health, make the following instrument.

Dated 31 January 2017

Anthony Gill

Director, Medicines Shortages Section
Pharmacovigilance and Special Access Branch
Health Products Regulation Group
Department of Health

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1—m‑aminophenol

Poisons Standard February 2017

Part 2—Resorcinol

Poisons Standard February 2017

Part 3—2‑chloro‑6‑(ethylamino)‑4‑nitrophenol

Poisons Standard February 2017

Part 4—2,4‑diaminophenoxyethanol

Poisons Standard February 2017

1  Name

  This instrument is the Poisons Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Instrument 2017.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under paragraph 52D(2)(a) of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1—m‑aminophenol

Poisons Standard February 2017

1  Schedule 6 of Part 4 of Schedule 1, entry for m‑aminophenol

Repeal the entry.

2  Part 2 of Appendix E of Part 5 of Schedule 1, entry for m‑aminophenol

Repeal the entry.

3  Part 3 of Appendix F of Part 5 of Schedule 1, entry for m‑aminophenol

Repeal the entry.

4  Index of Schedule 1, entry for m‑aminophenol

Repeal the entry.

Part 2—Resorcinol

Poisons Standard February 2017

5  Schedule 6 of Part 4 of Schedule 1, entry for resorcinol

Repeal the entry.

6  Part 2 of Appendix E of Part 5 of Schedule 1, entry for resorcinol

Repeal the entry.

7  Part 3 of Appendix F of Part 5 of Schedule 1, entry for resorcinol

Repeal the entry.

8  Index of Schedule 1, entry for resorcinol

Repeal the entry.

Part 3—2‑chloro‑6‑(ethylamino)‑4‑nitrophenol

Poisons Standard February 2017

9  Schedule 6 of Part 4 of Schedule 1, entry for 2‑chloro‑6‑(ethylamino)‑4‑nitrophenol

Repeal the entry.

10  Part 2 of Appendix E of Part 5 of Schedule 1, entry for 2‑chloro‑6‑(ethylamino)‑4‑nitrophenol

Repeal the entry.

11  Part 3 of Appendix F of Part 5 of Schedule 1, entry for 2‑chloro‑6‑(ethylamino)‑4‑nitrophenol

Repeal the entry.

12  Index of Schedule 1, entry for 2‑chloro‑6‑(ethylamino)‑4‑nitrophenol

Repeal the entry.

Part 4—2,4‑diaminophenoxyethanol

Poisons Standard February 2017

13  Schedule 6 of Part 4 of Schedule 1, entry for 2,4‑diaminophenoxyethanol

Repeal the entry, substitute:

2,4‑DIAMINOPHENOXYETHANOL in hair dye preparations except in preparations containing 4 per cent or less of 2,4‑diaminophenoxyethanol when the immediate container and primary pack are labelled with the following:

 KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN

 WARNING – this product contains ingredients which may cause skin irritation to certain individuals. A preliminary test according to the accompanying directions should be made before use. This product must not be used for dying eyelashes and eyebrows; to do so may be injurious to the eye.

 Written in letters not less than 1.5 mm in height.

14  Part 3 of Appendix F of Part 5 of Schedule 1, entry for 2,4‑diaminophenoxyethanol

Repeal the entry, substitute: