Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00468:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00468
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 3045–4770

7  Acquisition, storage and labelling of prohibited items

Notification requirement
 (1) If a person acquires a prohibited item on behalf of the Commonwealth, the person must, as soon as practicable, notify the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer, in writing, that the person has so acquired the prohibited item.

Storage directions
 (2) If the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer is notified of the acquisition of a prohibited item under subsection (1), the Officer must, in writing, give such directions in relation to the storage of the prohibited item as the Officer considers appropriate in the circumstances.
 (3) Without limiting subsection (2), directions under that subsection in relation to the storage of a prohibited item may relate to the following matters:
 (a) the place at which the prohibited item is to be stored;
 (b) the temperature and relative humidity at which the prohibited item is to be stored;
 (c) the type of container (if any) in which the prohibited item is to be stored.
 (4) A person who is responsible for the storage of a prohibited item must comply with any direction given under subsection (2) in relation to the item.

Labelling requirements
 (5) A person who is responsible for the storage of a prohibited item must ensure that the following information is recorded on a label attached to the prohibited item or to a container in which the prohibited item is stored:
 (a) a description of the prohibited item when acquired by a person on behalf of the Commonwealth;
 (b) the place, date and time when the prohibited item was so acquired;
 (c) the name of the person who so acquired the prohibited item;
 (d) particulars of any dealings with the prohibited item after it was so acquired.