Restrictions on Lead Paint and Dangerous Poison Supply

ACT Restrictions on Lead Paint and Dangerous Poison Supply

Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)

12 Nov 2025: Passed by Parliament and signed off by the governor.

This bill kicks in: TBA

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consumer safety end of life care healthcare records lead paint medical facilities poison control public health voluntary assisted dying

Introduced by: The Hon Rachel Stephen-Smith MLA (ALP) — Minister for Finance, Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health, Minister for the Public Service

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Official page: progress through parliament

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Manufacturers, suppliers and users cannot use paint or tinters that contain more than a set amount of lead.

Suppliers of human-use products cannot use containers banned by the medicines and poisons standard.

Licence holders can only supply dangerous poisons to people allowed to use them under the medicines and poisons standard.

The Health Minister must declare a protected area around an approved medical facility if the facility manager applies for one.

Doctors or nurse practitioners must have the necessary expertise in palliative care before suggesting voluntary assisted dying as an option.

Coordinating practitioners must record the acceptance of a voluntary assisted dying transfer request in a patient's health record.

Contact persons for voluntary assisted dying have four business days instead of two to notify the coordinating practitioner of a death.

Health professionals operating under special event exemptions are now exempt from offences under the Public Health Act 1997 instead of the Skin Penetration Procedures Act 1994.

The Debate

What different members said when this bill was debated:

Rachel Stephen-Smith ALP

“I move: That this bill be agreed to in principle. I am pleased to present the Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2) to the Legislative Assembly. The bill is an omnibus bill that makes minor or technical amendments across five pieces of legislation and subordinate legislation that fall primarily within my portfolio as Minister for Health.”

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Leanne Castley IND

“I rise today to speak to the Health Amendment Legislation Bill 2025, which makes a range of minor and technical changes to several pieces of legislation. The opposition has reviewed the bill and has no particular concerns with the changes that are being made.”