Is it legal to distribute needles and syringes to people who inject drugs?
• The Western Australian Poisons Amendment Act (1994) allows approved organisations to provide sterile injecting equipment to people who inject drugs. • Any organisation that operates an NSP must meet specific requirements as stated in the Poisons Amendment Regulations 1994 and be approved under the Act by the Commissioner of Health.
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