New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DRUG MISUSE AND TRAFFICKING ACT 1985 - SECT 24B

24B Possession of prohibited drug precursors

(1) A person who has in his or her possession a precursor of a quantity not less than the quantity prescribed by the regulations in relation to that precursor is guilty of an offence.

(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) if the defendant establishes--

(a) that the defendant is in possession of the precursor for the purposes of an activity that is not unlawful, or

(b) that the defendant otherwise has a reasonable excuse for possessing the precursor.

(3) In this section,
"precursor" means a substance--

(a) that is capable of being used to manufacture or produce a prohibited drug, and

(b) that is specified or described in the regulations as a precursor for the purposes of this section.