ACT Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 s33-34: Manufacture regulated substances only when authorised, and discard declared substances and poisons as prescribed or directed without risk to people, property or the environment

What does s33-34 require?

Manufacturing any regulated substance without authorisation carries up to 500 penalty units, 5 years or both (s 33). Declared substances must be discarded in the way a regulation prescribes or the chief health officer directs under s 191, and must never be discarded in a way that endangers people's health or safety or is likely to damage property or the environment (100 penalty units, 1 year or both); discarding a schedule 5 or 6 poison in a harmful way is also an offence (50 penalty units, 6 months or both). The Dangerous Substances Act 2004, the Environment Protection Act 1997 and the WHS Act 2011 may also apply.