Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00049:clause:10_34:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00049
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 10 cl 34 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 76571–79090

34  Statements of quantity, proportion or strength
 (1) The statement of the quantity, proportion or strength of a poison must be expressed in the most appropriate of the following forms:
 (a) if the poison is for human therapeutic use—the manner required by the standards for the goods specified in orders made under subsection 10(1) of the Act;
 (b) if the poison is for a purpose or purposes other than human therapeutic use—as follows:
 (i) if the poison is in a pressurised spray aerosol preparation—as the mass of the poison per stated mass of the preparation;
 (ii) if the poison is a liquid in a liquid preparation—as the mass or volume of the poison per stated volume of the preparation;
 (iii) if the poison is a liquid in a solid or semi‑solid preparation—as the mass or volume of the poison per stated mass of the preparation;
 (iv) if the poison is a solid or semi‑solid in a liquid preparation—as the mass of the poison per stated volume of the preparation;
 (v) if the poison is a solid or semi‑solid in a solid or semi‑solid preparation—as the mass of the poison per stated mass of the preparation;
 (vi) if the poison is a gas in a liquid preparation—as the mass of the poison per stated volume of the preparation;
 (vii) if the poison is a gas in a solid or semi‑solid preparation—as the mass of the poison per stated mass of the preparation;
 (viii) if the poison is a gas in a gaseous preparation—as the mass of the poison per stated mass of the preparation;
 (c) if the poison is a solution of a mineral acid, the proportion of the acid (un‑neutralised by any bases present in the preparation) in a preparation may be expressed as the un‑neutralised mass of the acid per stated mass of the preparation;
 (d) if the poison is an inorganic pigment, the proportion may be expressed as a percentage of the metal present using one of the following expressions as appropriate:
 (i) "contains not more than 10 per cent of (insert name of the metal)";
 (ii) "contains not more than 30 per cent of (insert name of the metal)";
 (iii) "contains more than 30 per cent of (insert name of the metal)";
 (e) if the poison is included in a paint, other than a paint for therapeutic or cosmetic use, the proportion may be expressed as a range provided that the limits of the range do not differ by more than 5% of the product;
 (f) if the poison is a lead‑based pigment included in automotive paint, the proportion may be expressed as the maximum content of the lead that may be present in the non‑volatile content