Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 2008 (NO. 26 OF 2008) - SECT 47

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person cancels a supply authority under section 30 (Cancellation etc of invalid supply authorities for declared substances); and

        (b)     the person fails to ensure that the cancelled supply authority is kept for at least 2 years after the day the person cancels the supply authority.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if—

        (a)     the person is required under this Act to give the supply authority to the chief health officer or a police officer; or

        (b)     either the chief health officer or a police officer requires the person to give the supply authority to the chief health officer or police officer.

    (3)     An offence against subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.