Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00049:clause:10_46
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00049
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 10 cl 46
Character Range: 88142–89449

46  Containers for poisons other than poisons included in Schedule 5
 (1) If a poison, other than a poison included in Schedule 5, is supplied in a container with a nominal capacity of 2 L or less, the container must comply with Australian Standard AS 2216‑1997, Packaging for poisonous substances.
 (2) Despite subsection (1), a poison included in Schedule 6 that is an essential oil may be packed in an amber glass container which does not comply with the tactile identification requirements of Australian Standard AS 2216‑1997, Packaging for poisonous substances, if:
 (a) other safety factors are not diminished; and
 (b) the container has a restricted flow insert and a child‑resistant closure.
 (3) If a poison, other than a poison included in Schedule 5, is supplied in a container with a nominal capacity of more than 2 L:
 (a) the container must comply with subsection 1.4 (General Requirements) of Australian Standard AS 2216‑1997, Packaging for poisonous substances; and
 (b) the word "POISON" must be embossed, or indelibly written in a colour in distinct contrast to the background colour, on the side or shoulder of the container, in sans serif capital letters the height of which is at least one thirty‑second part of the length, height or width of the container, whichever is the greatest.