Victorian Current Acts

DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1981 - SECT 122

In any prosecution for a contravention of or failure to comply with any provision of this Act or any regulations thereunder, whenever it is necessary or proper to provide in respect of any particular article or substance that it is a poison or controlled substance then in every such case—

        (a)     evidence that any substance commonly sold under the same name or description as the said particular article or substance is a poison or controlled substance shall be prima facie evidence that the said particular article or substance also conforms to the same description accordingly; and

S. 122(b) amended by Nos 42/1993 s. 53(a)(b), 20/2016 s. 141, 34/2019 s. 43.

        (b)     evidence that any particular article or substance or the container thereof is labelled "Poison" or "Poisonous, not to be taken" or "Schedule 1" or "Schedule 2" or "Schedule 3" or "Schedule 4" or "Schedule 5" or "Schedule 6" or "Schedule 7" "Schedule 8" or "Schedule 9" or (whether alone or in combination with any other words or symbols) " S. 1", " S. 2", " S. 3", " S. 4", " S. 5", " S. 6", " S. 7", " S. 8" or " S. 9" shall be prima facie evidence that the particular article or substance is a poison or controlled substance.

S. 122A inserted by No. 101/1986 s. 55(1)(f).