New South Wales Consolidated Acts

STOCK MEDICINES ACT 1989

- As at 13 January 2023 
- Act 182 of 1989 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   2A.     Primary objects of Act
   2B.     Relationship with Biosecurity Act 2015
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Use instructions
   5.      Use of stock medicines
   3A.     Definition of "stock medicine"
   6.      Activities authorised under Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966
   6A.     Application of Agvet Code to veterinary practitioners and persons acting under the instructions of veterinary practitioners

   PARTS 2-4 - (Repealed)
   None

   PART 5 - CONTROL OF STOCK MEDICINES

   36A.    (Repealed)
   37.     Possession of unregistered stock medicines
   38.     Use of unregistered stock medicines
   39.     Use of registered stock medicine contrary to use instructions
   39A.    Authorisations for veterinary practitioners
   39B.    Authorisations for persons other than veterinary practitioners
   39C.    Prescription or supply of stock medicine by veterinary practitioner
   39D.    Instructions to be provided by veterinary practitioners
   39E.    Records to be kept by veterinary practitioners
   39F.    Instructions to be provided by others who use stock medicines
   40.     Variation of use instructions by veterinary practitioner
   40A.    Buyer of stock to be informed of withholding period
   40B.    Breach of specified withholding period
   41.     Offences relating to sale of stock medicines
   41A.    Stock medicines to be dealt with in accordance with notices under Agvet Code
   42.     Defence to certain prosecutions
   43.     Offences relating to advertising
           44, 45. (Repealed)
   46.     Supply and use bans and recall orders
   47.     Duration, tabling and disallowance of bans and recall orders

   PART 6 - GENERAL

           48-55. (Repealed)
   56.     Forfeiture
   57.     Costs of analysis
           58, 59. (Repealed)
   60.     Proceedings for offences
   60A.    Penalty notices
   61.     (Repealed)
   62.     Service of notices
   63.     (Repealed)
   64.     Delegation by Secretary
   65.     Regulations
   66.     Savings and transitional provisions
           67, 68. (Repealed)
           Schedule 1 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 2