Authority to Obtain Cyanide or Other Highly Dangerous Substances - NSW - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You will require this authority if you intend to obtain or use cyanide or another highly dangerous substance. These include:

arsenic
cyanides
fluoroacetamide
fluoroacetic acid
hydrocyanic acid
strychnine
thallium.

Please consult the Duty Pharmaceutical Officer for more information.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

If you intend to apply for this authority you must have experience, qualification or formal training in the handling of cyanides or other highly dangerous substances.

Please consult the Duty Pharmaceutical Officer for more information regarding eligibility requirements.

Fees

Task	Type	Business Structure	Description
Apply	Application	All	No fees are required.

Forms

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	All	Application for an Authority or Renewal of an Authority to Obtain or Use Highly Dangerous Substances Other than Cyanide - PDF (Opens in new window)
Apply	All	Application for an Authority or Renewal of an Authority to Obtain Cyanide - PDF (Opens in new window)

Other resources

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Comply	All	Summary of Requirements for Authority to Obtain, Use or Supply Schedule 7 Poisons - PDF (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 New South Wales

Application process

Apply

The processing time is dependent on all necessary information being available to the NSW Ministry of Health.

Approval time

Eligible applications are generally processed within 10 business days.

Additional information

The commencement, duration and expiry are stated in the authority.

Administering agency

NSW Ministry of Health

Legal and Regulatory Services Branch

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Unit

Contact details

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Duty Pharmaceutical Officer

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Unit

Legal and Regulatory Services Branch

NSW Ministry of Health
Operating address:	100 Christie Street St Leonards, New South Wales 2065
Phone:	02 9391 9944
Fax:	02 9424 5860
Email:	MOH-PharmaceuticalServices@health.nsw.gov.au

Supporting information

Licences and Authorisations (Opens in new window)

Authority to Obtain Cyanide or Other Highly Dangerous Substances - New South Wales