An Act to amend the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 in relation to the possession of drug precursors; to make a consequential amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act 1986; to amend the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 1994; to amend the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 to make further provision with respect to interim orders; and for other purposes.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2000.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
3 Amendment of Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 No 226
The Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
4 Amendment of Criminal Procedure Act 1986 No 209
The Criminal Procedure Act 1986 is amended as set out in Schedule 2.
5 Amendment of Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 1994
The Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 1994 is amended as set out in Schedule 3.
6 Amendment of Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 No 59
The Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 is amended as set out in Schedule 4.
Schedule 1 Amendment of Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985
(Section 3)
[1] Section 24A
Insert after section 24:24A Possession of precursors for manufacture or production of prohibited drugs(1) A person who has possession of a precursor intended by the person for use in the manufacture or production, by that person or another person, of a prohibited drug is guilty of an offence.(2) Nothing in this section renders unlawful the manufacture or production of a prohibited drug by:(a) a person licensed or authorised to do so under the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966, oror renders unlawful the taking part by any other person in the manufacture or production of a prohibited drug by a person to whom paragraph (a) or (b) applies.(b) a person acting in accordance with an authority granted by the Director-General of the Department of Health where the Director-General is satisfied that the manufacture or production of the prohibited drug is for the purpose of scientific research, instruction, analysis or study,(3) In this section, precursor means a substance specified or described in the regulations as a precursor for the purposes of this section.
[2] Section 31 Indictable offences—summary disposal of unless prosecution or accused elects otherwise
Insert after section 31 (1):(1A) This section also applies to an offence under section 24A.
[3] Section 33AB
Insert after section 33AA:33AB Penalty for offence involving possession of precursors for manufacture or production of prohibited drugsThe penalty for an offence under section 24A is a fine of 2,000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term of 10 years, or both, except as provided by section 31.
Schedule 2 Amendment of Criminal Procedure Act 1986
(Section 4)
Schedule 1 Indictable offences triable summarily
Insert after paragraph 30 in Part 6 of Table 1:31 Offence involving possession of precursors for manufacture or production of prohibited drugsAn offence referred to in section 24A of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985.
Schedule 3 Amendment of Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 1994
(Section 5)
Clause 131A
Insert after clause 131:131A Prohibition on cash salesA person must not supply a restricted quantity of a drug precursor to a person who does not have an account with the supplier and payment for the supply must be made through the account.Maximum penalty: 15 penalty units.
Schedule 4 Amendment of Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000
(Section 6)
[1] Section 3 Interpretation
Insert in alphabetical order in section 3 (1):has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Search Warrants Act 1985.Note—Authorised justice is defined in section 3 of the Search Warrants Act 1985 to mean:(a) a Magistrate, or(b) a justice of the peace who is a Clerk of a Local Court or the registrar of the Drug Court, or(c) a justice of the peace who is employed in the Attorney General’s Department and who is declared (whether by name or by reference to the holder of a particular office), by the Attorney General by instrument in writing or by order published in the Gazette, to be an authorised justice for the purposes of that Act.
[2] Section 3 (1), definition of “order”
Omit “a Magistrate” from paragraph (c) of the definition.Insert instead “an authorised justice”.
[3] Section 3 (1), definition of “time out”
Omit “or Magistrate” from paragraph (k) of the definition.Insert instead “or a Magistrate or other authorised justice”.
[4] Sections 5 and 6
Insert “or an authorised justice” after “Magistrate” wherever occurring in the Tables to the sections.
[5] Sections 13 (4), (5), (6) and (7), 14 (b), 39, 40 (1), 41 (1), (3) and (4), 42 (1) (a) and 98 (2) (c)
Insert “or other authorised justice” after “Magistrate” wherever occurring.
[6] Part 5, heading
Insert “or other authorised justice” after “Magistrate”.
[7] Section 22 Forensic procedure may be carried out by order of Magistrate or other authorised justice
Omit “by order of a Magistrate under section 24, 27 or 32”.Insert instead “by order of a Magistrate under section 24 or 27, or by order of an authorised justice under section 32”.
[8] Section 23 Circumstances in which Magistrate or other authorised justice may order forensic procedure
Omit “A Magistrate may, under section 24 or 32, order”.Insert instead “An order may be made by a Magistrate under section 24, or by an authorised justice under section 32, for”
[9] Sections 32 (1) and 35 (1) and (3)
Omit “A Magistrate” wherever occurring.Insert instead “An authorised justice”.
[10] Sections 32 (1), 34 and 36 (2)
Omit “the Magistrate” wherever occurring.Insert instead “the authorised justice”.
[11] Section 33 Application for interim order
Omit “a Magistrate” from section 33 (1).Insert instead “an authorised justice”.
[12] Section 35 Making of interim order
Omit “the Magistrate” from section 35 (3). Insert instead “a Magistrate”.
[13] Section 36 Records of application and interim order
Omit “Magistrate’s” wherever occurring in section 36 (1) (e), (3), (4), (5) and (6).Insert instead “authorised justice’s”.
[14] Sections 36 (3) and (4)
Omit “Magistrate” wherever occurring. Insert instead “authorised justice”.
[15] Part 5, Division 4, heading
Insert “or other authorised justice” after “Magistrate”.
[16] Section 91 Supply of forensic material for DNA database system purposes
Omit “and who is subsequently convicted of the offence” from paragraph (b) of the definition of permitted forensic material in section 91 (3).
[17] Section 107 Liability for forensic procedures
Omit “or Magistrate” from section 107 (b).Insert instead “or a Magistrate or other authorised justice”.
[18] Schedule 1 Amendments
Insert “(other than an interim order)” after “order” in section 104 (6) (a) of the Justices Act 1902 (as proposed to be inserted by Schedule 1.2).