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Poisons and pest management

The poisons and pest management website provides information and documents about the regulation of drugs, poisons and pest management, information on licensing and legislative requirements for businesses and individuals, and general information for the public.

On this page:

• Drugs and poisons
  • guides and fact sheets
  • licencing and approvals
  • forms
• Amygdalin
• Cyanide
• Pest management
  • guides and fact sheets
  • licensing
  • forms
  • newsletters
• Schedule of licensing fees
• Strychnine
• Related websites
• Reports

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Amygdalin

Policy

• Circular No. 01/2006 Queensland Health Policy On The Issue Of Approvals For Amygdalin (Vitamin B17/Laetrile) Under The Health (Drugs And Poisons) Regulation 1996

Fact Sheets

• Amygdalin/Laetrile - Questions and Answers
• Amygdalin/Laetrile - Patient Information

Approval Application Forms

• Application by a Medical Practitioner for Approval to Obtain, Possess and Use Amygdalin
• Application for Approval to Obtain, Possess and Use Amygdalin - Informed Consent

Cyanide

• Cyanide management plan template
• Cyanide permit application form
• Application for amendment to cyanide permit

Drugs and poisons

Guides and fact sheets

• Details to be recorded when controlled drugs obtained
• Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996: What Pharmacists Need to Know
• Interpreting Specific References in the Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996 Pertaining to the Supervision of a Person
• Medications Used for First Aid in the Workplace (Information for Employers and Employees)
• Recording and Storing Dispensed Medicines at Institutions and the Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996
• Use of Standing Orders under the Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996

Mines and Islands

• Template for purchase order for scheduled drugs and/or poisons
• Application for approval for drugs and poisons at a mine site in Queensland
• Application for approval for drugs and poisons at an island resort in Queensland
• Drugs and poisons at island resorts in Queensland
• Drugs and poisons at mine sites in Queensland

Drugs and poisons licencing and approvals

• Information Circular - Application Processes for Drugs, Poisons, Pest Management and Pharmacy Ownership
• Drugs and Poisons Wholesalers - Your Obligations
• Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996: What Wholesale Representatives Need to Know
• Information Circular - Information about the storage of samples by Wholesales Representatives
• Issue of Approvals for Veterinary Purposes
• Minimum Qualifications and/or experience Necessary to Supervise the Manufacture of Controlled and/or Restricted Drugs; and/or Poisons under the Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996
• Poison Retailers - Your Obligations

Drugs and poisons forms

• Application to Chief Executive - Approval under section 18(1) of the Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996
• Application to Chief Executive - Approval for research/teaching purposes or drugs officer at a University
• Application for a General Licence to Sell Poisons
• Application to Chief Executive - Approval to Prescribe, Dispense, Sell or Use a Regulated Restricted Drug
• Application for a Licence as a Wholesale Representative PDF | Word
• Application for a Licence to Manufacture:
    - Controlled Drugs 
    - Poisons
    - Restricted Drugs
• Application for a Licence to Sell:
    - Controlled Drugs by Wholesale
    - Poisons by Wholesale
    - S7 Poisons for Purposes other than Human Therapeutic Use
    - Restricted Drugs by Wholesale

Pest management

Guides and fact sheets

• Choosing a Pest Management Technician
• Interpretation of Pest Management Regulation relating to not using a food or drink container in a pest management activity
• Carbamate Insecticides
• Guidelines for the Safe Use of Pesticides in Non-Agricultural Workplaces (Victorian Government, Department of Health)
• Guide to factors affecting the mixing and maintenance of the consistency of a pesticide emulsion

Pest management licensing

• A Guide to What Pest Management Technicians in Queensland Need to Know
• Exemptions Under the Pest Management Act 2001

Pest management forms

• Licence as a Pest Management Technician
• Licence as a Pest Management Technician in Queensland (Mutual Recognition)
• Licence as a Pest Management Technician in Queensland (Trans-Tasman) New Zealand Mutual Recognition)
• Variation of Licence as a Pest Management Technician
• Replacement Licence
• Change in Circumstances
• Photographic and Signature Identification
• Surrender of Licence
• Certain Events
• Notifiable Incident

Pest management newsletters

• July 2011
• November 2010
• May 2010
• October 2009
• April 2009
• September 2008
• September 2007
• March 2007
• September 2006
• April 2006
• August 2005
• January 2005
• July 2004

Schedule of licensing fees

Schedule of licensing fees - Licences involving scheduled medicines (drugs and poisons) and pest management technicians.

Strychnine

Guides and fact sheets

• Strychnine - What you need to know
• Permit Application Guide
• Permit Holders - Your Obligations

Forms

• Permit Application Form

Related websites

• Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
• Building Services Authority
• Department of Education and Training
• Industrial Relations (part of the Department of Justice and Attorney General)
• Fire Ants Primary Industries and Fisheries (part of the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation)
• Agvet chemicals and residues Primary Industries and Fisheries (part of the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation)
• enHealth
• Drugs and Poisons Policy and Regulation Unit - Environmental Health Branch
• Department of Environment and Resource Management
• National Training Information Service
• Queensland Poisons Information Centre

Reports

• Report on the Workshop Termiticide Application and Potable Water Supplies, 2002
• Pest Management in Queensland – Statewide Report

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