environmental health

poisons control

on this page:

• consultation for the update of the nt poisons and dangerous drugs act
• poisons control key tasks
  • contact us
• pest control operators
  • guidelines
  • application forms
  • code of practice
• manufacturers, whole salers and retailers
  • guidelines and application forms
• medical kits
• schedule 8 substances
  • guidelines
  • factsheets
  • forms for medical practitioners
  • storage and transport
• legislation
• section 29 notices
  • aboriginal health workers approvals
  • remote area nurses approvals
• authorisations for non-medical use of drugs and poisons
• disposal of unwanted medicines
• spray-drift complaints
• related Links

consultation for the update of the nt poisons and dangerous drugs act

A series of public forums will be held in Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine and Nhulunbuy. At this stage we have confirmed;

• Forum Dates
• Tennant Creek - Monday 10th September 2pm and 6pm, Tuesday 11th 9am at Tennant Creek Hospital.
• Alice Springs on Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th 10am and 2pm both day at the Alice Springs Hospital - Education Unit.We will be organising an evening session for Wednesday 12th - venue TBC

We would like consultation to be completed by the 31st October 2007.

• Discussion Paper
• Consultation Questions and Pro-Forma for Input

poisons control key tasks

Poisons Control is responsible for the monitoring and control of supply of Poisons (scheduled substances) and Therapeutic Goods in the Northern Territory.

contact us

Poisons Information Centre (Australia wide) 131 126.

pest control operators

guidelines

The following are guidelines for the completion of Application for Licence to be a Pest Control Operator in the following:

• Domestic and Commercial
• Domestic and Control (Provisional) Guidelines
• Fumigation Endorsement

application forms

• Application for a Licence as a Pest Control Operator
• Application for a Licence as a Provisional Pest Control Operator

code of practice

The following Codes of practice/guidelines apply to the pest control industry in the NT

• Guidelines for the safe use of pesticides in non-agricultural workplaces
  
• Pesticide Use in Schools and School Grounds published by the National Environmental Health Forum contains a specific Code of Conduct for Pest Managment Technicians working in these situations.
  
• Access the Code of Practice for the Control of Bed Bug Infestations in Australia (source University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital)
  

manufacturers, wholesalers or retailers

guidelines and application forms:

• Guidelines for the Completion of Application For Licences and Registration
• Application for a Licence to Sell or Supply Poisons
• Application to Register Premises as a Manufacturer
• Application to Register Premises as a Wholesaler

Wholesalers and Manufacturers of Therapeutic Goods for Human Use are required to comply with the Australian Code of Good Wholesaling Practice for Therapeutic Goods for Human Use.

Manufacturers of Products containing Scheduled Substances (drugs and poisons) are required to comply with A Guide to Labelling Drugs and Poisons.

Retailers, Wholesalers and Manufacturers of Agricultural and Veterinary (Agvet) chemicals are required to participate in Agsafe accreditation.

medical kits

For information about Medikits and Medikit's Application forms, please contact Poisons Control on (08) 8922 7341.

Schedule 8 substances

Guidelines

• The Schedule 8 and Restricted Schedule 4 Clinical Practice Guidelines 2nd edition published in the government Gazette on 30 April 2008. The prescribing and and supply of Schedule 8 substances must conform with these Guidelines as required under section 31X of the Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Act.
  
• Guidelines PDF (515KB)
• CHO Letter

Factsheets

• Clients seeking to change from restricted S8 pharmacotherapy medication for opiate addiction to non-restricted S8 opiate medication for pain - Guideline for Medical Practitioners
• Chronic Pain Management Flowchart
• Information for Patients on Schedule 8 Medication
• Prescription Summary - S8
• The Schedule 8 and Restricted Schedule 4 Substance Clinical Advisory Committee (CLAC)
• Self-Prescription and Self-Administration of Schedule 8 and Restricted Schedule 4 Substances
• Storage and Disposal of Schedule 8 Substances

Forms for Medical Practitioners

• Patient Contract Form - General S8
• Patient Contract Form - Opioid Medication
• Notification of Supply of a Non-Restricted S8 Substance
• Application for the Authority to Prescribe a Restricted S8 Psychostimulant Medication
• Application for the Authority to Prescribe a Restricted S8 Substance for the Treatment of Addiction

Storage and Transport

Businesses, organisations and health professionals producing/supplying Schedule 8 (Controlled Drugs) need to comply with the following Code of Practice.

legislation

• Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Act
• Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Regulations
• Therapeutic Goods and Cosmetics Act

The NT adopts by reference into the Poisons & Dangerous Drugs Act the Schedules published in the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons (SUSDP) as published by the Commonwealth under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. Details of the distributor and subscription forms are available from the Therapeutic Goods Administration website.

Section 29 notices

See the below links for section 29 notices (under Poisons & Dangerous Drugs Act) dated 12 October 2003 for Registered Nurses and Aboriginal Health Workers employed by remote/aboriginal health centres or clinics.

Please contact Poisons Control on 8922 7341 for information about updates to these notices and for section 29 notices applying to other areas of practice.

Aboriginal Health Workers

• Approval for Remote Area Aboriginal Health Workers to Possess and Supply Schedule 2, 3 and 4 substances
• Approval of Possession and Supply of Scheduled Substances

Remote Area Nurses

• Approval for Remote Area Nurses to Possess and Supply Schedule 2, 3, 4 and 8 Substances
• Approval to Possess and Supply Scheduled Substances

authorisations for non-medical use of drugs and poisons

For information about Authorisations and application forms please contact Poisons Control on 89227341.

disposal of unwanted medicines

NT consumers are invited to return out of date or unwanted medicines to their local community pharmacy for destruction via the nationally funded Return Unwanted Medicines (RUM) scheme. No medicines are recycled; all are destroyed by approved waste disposal facilities.

spray-drift complaints

For spray-drift complaints, please contact the Pollution Hotline on

FREECALL (24 hrs) 1800 064 567

Related Links

• Other NT Government links
  • Chemical Services DPIFM (S7 pesticide applications)
  • Health Professional Licensing Authority and Professional Boards
  • NT Worksafe
  • Natural Resources, Environment & the Arts (NRETA)– Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Drugs & Poisons Units Other Jurisdictions
  • Drugs and poisons controls in Victoria
  • Public Health SA
  • Pharmaceutical Services - TAS
  • Queensland Health
  • Pharmaceutical Services - NSW
  • Pharmaceutical Services - WA
  • Health Protection Service
• Alcohol & Other Drugs Units Other Jurisdictions
  • Drug & Alcohol Services SA
  • NSW Office of Drugs & Alcohol Policy
  • Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs Branch
  • Alcohol and Drug Service - TAS
  • Drugs & Alcohol in Victoria
  • Drug & Alcohol Services - WA
  • Alcohol & other drugs - ACT
• Drugs & Driving
  • Drugs and Driving
  • Drugs and Driving - NSW
  • Assessing fitness to drive
• Therapeutic Goods
  • Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority
  • Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
    • Search for Australian Register for Therapeutic Goods (ARTG)
    • National Drugs and Poison Schedule Committee (NDPSC),
    • National Coordinating Committee on Therapeutic Goods (NCCTG)
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
  • Medicare Australia (ex Health Insurance Commission – HIC)
  • Return Unwanted Medicines (RUM)
  • National Prescriber Service
  • Central Australian Division of Primary Health Care
  • Top End Division of General Practice
  • Health & Community Services Complaints Commission
• Chemicals/Poisons/Toxicology
  • National Chemical Information Gateway
  • Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
  • National Industrial Chemicals Notification & Assessment Scheme (NICNAS)
• Information and Privacy
  • NT Information Act
  • Federal Privacy Commissioner