Poisons Act 1971

A person who is guilty of an offence against this Part for which no specific penalty is prescribed elsewhere in this Part is liable to a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to both.

A person, on conviction for the offence of contravening or failing to comply with the conditions of a licence issued or authority granted under this Part or of contravening or failing to comply with a regulation relating to the keeping of books or the issuing or dispensing of prescriptions for the supply of a substance that is or contains a narcotic substance, shall not be sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine or to pay a fine exceeding 10 penalty units if the magistrate or justices dealing with the case is or are satisfied that the offence was committed through inadvertence and was not committed in the course of or in connection with the commission or intended commission of any other offence against this Part.

A term of imprisonment imposed on a person in respect of the non-payment of a fine for an offence against this Part may be ordered to commence at the expiration of any term of imprisonment imposed on that person for the same offence in addition to the fine.