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3A Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc

Section 4, note 1, new dot points

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• s 169 (Possessing drugs of dependence)

• s 171AAD (Possessing multiple small quantities of different kinds of relevant substances)

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4 Sections 169 and 171

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169 Possessing drugs of dependence

(1) A person commits an offence if—

(a) the person possesses a drug of dependence; and

(b) the quantity of the drug is not more than a small quantity for the drug.

Maximum penalty: 1 penalty unit.

(2) A person commits an offence if—

(a) the person possesses a drug of dependence; and

(b) either—

(i) the quantity of the drug is more than a small quantity for the drug; or

(ii) no small quantity is prescribed for the drug.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

(3) This section does not apply if the person is authorised under the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008, or another territory law, to possess the drug of dependence.

171 Possessing prohibited substances

(1) A person commits an offence if—

(a) the person possesses a prohibited substance; and

(b) the quantity of the substance is not more than a small quantity for the substance.