Dangerous poisons manufacturers licence

You may need this licence to manufacture, possess and sell an approved dangerous poison by wholesale.

As a dangerous poisons manufacturers licence holder, you can:

• manufacture the licenced dangerous poison
• possess the licenced dangerous poison for sale by wholesale from the licenced premises
• sell the licenced dangerous poisons by wholesale:
  • to someone authorised to issue a purchase order for a dangerous poison
  • someone in another state who may obtain a dangerous poison by wholesale under the law of that state
  • someone in another country who may lawfully obtain a dangerous poison by wholesale in that country (unless a prohibited export under the Customs Act 1901)
• obtain or possess a dangerous poison, other than a licenced poison, for manufacturing a licenced dangerous poison at licenced premises
• possess a dangerous poison, other than a licenced poison, for manufacturing a licenced dangerous poison at licenced premises.

Storage

Dangerous poisons must be stored somewhere only authorised people, and not the public, have access.

Working with poisons

As a licence holder, you must make sure you are authorised to possess a dangerous poison. If someone is working with a dangerous poison, it will be under the supervision of the approved person on the licence.

A dangerous poison obtained under a manufacturers licence:

• will be purchased on a complying purchase order
• sold on a complying purchase order
• supplied or sold for a non-household (including non-household garden) purpose only.

If a dangerous poison sold under the licence is subject to the medicines and poisons standard, the poison will be supplied only to someone who is allowed to use the poison under the standard.

Record keeping

You must be able to easily retrieve records of all dealings in dangerous poisons for 2 years.

These records should show the accurate balance remaining after each dealing and be in a form that cannot be altered without detection.

The records should be kept where poisons are kept.

Information that must be kept includes:

• a written record of the date of the order
• the issuer’s authority to issue the order
• the name and business address and telephone number of the person to whom the dangerous poison is supplied
• the date the order is supplied
• the form, strength and quantity of the dangerous poison supplied

Each page in a dangerous poisons register must relate to a single form and strength of a dangerous poison.

If you, the supplier, do not receive a document signed by the buyer acknowledging receipt of the dangerous poison within 7 days after the poison is delivered, you must, within 24 hours after the end of the 7 day period, tell the Chief Health Officer in writing that you haven't received the document.

Destruction

As a licence holder, if you wish to destroy expired or unwanted dangerous poisons, the destruction must be witnessed by someone prescribed under Section 743 of the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008.

Both of you must sign the dangerous poisons register.

Inspections and reporting

Dangerous poisons registers and other recording and storage arrangements may be the subject of inspections under the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008.

ACT Health must be notified when dangerous poisons are lost or stolen. The theft must be reported to a police office.

Apply for a licence

Apply for a dangerous poisons manufacturers licence by completing a medicines, poisons and therapeutic goods licence application.