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MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT 1990 - NOTES

Repm033 (250324)

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT 1990

As in force at 25 March 2024

Table of provisions

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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As in force at 25 March 2024

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MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT 1990

ENDNOTES

1     KEY

Key to abbreviations


amd = amended                 od = order
app = appendix                 om = omitted
bl = by-law                     pt = Part
ch = Chapter                     r = regulation/rule
cl = clause                     rem = remainder
div = Division                     renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired                 rep = repealed
f = forms                     s = section
Gaz = Gazette                     sch = Schedule
hdg = heading                     sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted                     SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title                     sub = substituted

nc = not commenced                

2     LIST OF LEGISLATION

Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 (Act No. 15, 1990)

Assent date

12 April 1990

Commenced

1 November 1990 (Gaz G40, 10 October 1990, p 3)

Statute Law Revision Act 1990 (Act No. 33, 1990)

Assent date

11 June 1990

Commenced

11 June 1990

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1992 (Act No. 11, 1992)

Assent date

21 April 1992

Commenced

10 June 1992 (Gaz G23, 10 June 1992, p 3)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1992 (Act No. 44, 1992)

Assent date

7 September 1992

Commenced

20 May 1992 (s 2)

Statute Law Revision Act 1993 (Act No. 6, 1993)

Assent date

18 March 1993

Commenced

18 March 1993

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1994 (Act No. 56, 1994)

Assent date

22 September 1994

Commenced

7 November 1994 (Gaz G44, 2 November 1994, p 3)

Amendment of Misuse of Drugs Regulations (SL No. 15, 1995)

Notified

10 May 1995

Commenced

10 May 1995

Statute Law Revision Act 1995 (Act No. 14, 1995)

Assent date

23 June 1995

Commenced

23 June 1995

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1996 (Act No. 4, 1996)

Assent date

20 March 1996

Commenced

1 July 1996 (Gaz S15, 13 June 1996)

Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (Act No. 17, 1996)

Assent date

19 April 1996

Commenced

s 7: 19 April 1996; rem: 1 July 1996 (s 2, s 2 Sentencing Act 1995 (Act No. 39, 1995) and Gaz S15, 13 June 1996)

Statute Law Revision Act 1996 (Act No. 42, 1996)

Assent date

17 September 1996

Commenced

17 September 1996

Statute Law Revision Act 1997 (Act No. 17, 1997)

Assent date

11 April 1997

Commenced

1 May 1997 (Gaz G17, 30 April 1997, p 2)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1999 (Act No. 21, 1999)

Assent date

5 May 1999

Commenced

5 May 1999

Sentencing of Juveniles (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 (Act No. 17, 2000)

Assent date

30 May 2000

Commenced

1 June 2000 (s 2)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2000 (Act No. 74, 2000)

Assent date

14 December 2000

Commenced

14 December 2000

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2002 (Act No. 32, 2002)

Assent date

16 July 2002

Commenced

1 August 2002 (Gaz G30, 31 July 2002, p 4)

Criminal Property Forfeiture (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002 (Act No. 35, 2002)

Assent date

16 July 2002

Commenced

1 June 2003 (s 2, s 2 Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002 (Act No. 34, 2002) and Gaz G21, 28 May 2003, p 2)

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2002 (Act No. 59, 2002)

Assent date

7 November 2002

Commenced

7 November 2002

Statute Law Revision Act 2004 (Act No. 18, 2004)

Assent date

15 March 2004

Commenced

1 July 2004 (s 2(2), s 2 Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act 2003 (Act No. 55, 2003) and Gaz G9, 3 March 2004, p 5)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Regulations (SL No. 35, 2004)

Notified

24 November 2004

Commenced

24 November 2004

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2005 (Act No. 24, 2005)

Assent date

6 May 2005

Commenced

9 February 2006 (Gaz S2, 9 February 2006)

Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005)

Assent date

14 December 2005

Commenced

14 December 2005

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2008 (Act No. 20, 2008)

Assent date

24 June 2008

Commenced

23 July 2008 (Gaz G29, 23 July 2008, p 6)

Justice Legislation Amendment (Penalties) Act 2010 (Act No. 12, 2010)

Assent date

20 May 2010

Commenced

1 July 2010 (Gaz G24, 16 June 2010, p 2)

Health Practitioner (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010 (Act No. 18, 2010)

Assent date

20 May 2010

Commenced

1 July 2010 (s 2)

Statute Law Revision Act 2010 (Act No. 29, 2010)

Assent date

9 September 2010

Commenced

13 October 2010 (Gaz G41, 13 October 2010, p 2)

Public and Environmental Health Act 2011 (Act No. 7, 2011)

Assent date

16 March 2011

Commenced

1 July 2011 (Gaz S28, 8 June 2011)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Synthetic Cannabinoids) Regulations 2011 (SL No. 33, 2011)

Notified

12 August 2011

Commenced

12 August 2011

Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Synthetic Cannabinoids) Regulations (No. 2) 2011 (SL No. 42, 2011)

Notified

31 August 2011

Commenced

31 August 2011

Caravan Parks Act 2012 (Act No. 1, 2012)

Assent date

21 March 2012

Commenced

ss 21 and 22: 21 March 2012; rem: 1 May 2012 (s 2)

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 (Act No. 13, 2012)

Assent date

27 April 2012

Commenced

1 May 2014 (Gaz S22, 2014, p 12)

Misuse of Drugs (Act Amendment) Regulations 2013 (SL No. 29, 2013)

Notified

1 August 2013

Commenced

1 August 2013

Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Methamphetamine) Act 2013 (Act No. 25, 2013)

Assent date

29 October 2013

Commenced

11 November 2013 (Gaz S55, 11 November 2013)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 7, 2014)

Assent date

20 March 2014

Commenced

9 April 2014 (Gaz G14, 9 April 2014, p 2)

Correctional Services (Related and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 27, 2014)

Assent date

4 September 2014

Commenced

9 September 2014 (Gaz S80, 9 September 2014, p 2)

Statute Law Revision Act 2014 (Act No. 38, 2014)

Assent date

13 November 2014

Commenced

13 November 2014

Statute Law Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2015 (Act No. 26, 2015)

Assent date

18 September 2015

Commenced

14 October 2015 (Gaz G41, 14 October 2015, p 3)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2015 (Act No. 31, 2015)

Assent date

8 December 2015

Commenced

17 December 2015 (Gaz S115, 17 December 2015)

Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016)

Assent date

6 April 2016

Commenced

1 May 2016 (Gaz S34, 29 April 2016)

Misuse of Drugs (Act Amendment) Regulations 2016 (SL No. 23, 2016)

Notified

20 May 2016

Commenced

20 May 2016

Justice Legislation Amendment (Drug Offences) Act 2016 (Act No. 17, 2016)

Assent date

8 June 2016

Commenced

s 17 (to ext ins new s 15): 10 October 2016; rem: 18 July 2016 (Gaz S67, 18 July 2016)

Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017)

Assent date

10 March 2017

Commenced

12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2017 (Act No. 22, 2017)

Assent date

30 November 2017

Commenced

1 December 2017 (s 2)

Health Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 28, 2018)

Assent date

30 November 2018

Commenced

1 December 2018 (s 2)

Liquor Act 2019 (Act No. 29, 2019)

Assent date

3 September 2019

Commenced

1 October 2019 (Gaz G39, 25 September 2019, p 2)

Hemp Act 2019 (Act No. 25, 2019)

Assent date

2 September 2019

Commenced

6 May 2020 (Gaz G18, 6 May 2020, p 2)

Misuse of Drugs (Act Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SL No. 9, 2020)

Notified

13 May 2020

Commenced

13 May 2020

Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)

Assent date

19 November 2020

Commenced

20 November 2020

Sentencing and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 28, 2022)

Assent date

9 December 2022

Commenced

25 March 2024 (Gaz S19, 22 March 2024)

Amending Legislation

Justice Legislation Amendment (Domestic and Family Violence) Act 2023 (Act No. 33, 2023)

Assent date

6 December 2023

Commenced

25 March 2024 (Gaz S18, 22 March 2024)

3     SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

s 28 Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2002 (Act No. 32, 2002)

4     GENERAL AMENDMENTS

General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 3, 11A, 11E, 11F, 11G, 11J, 11N, 11P, 11U, 11W, 19K, 19U, 19Y, 20B, 23, 28, 33, 34, 35, 35A and 37 and sch 2.

5     LIST OF AMENDMENTS
pt I hdg     amd No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 3     amd No. 11, 1992, s 4; No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 17, 2000, s 6; No. 32, 2002, s 4; No. 44, 2005, ss 22 and 23; No. 24, 2005, s 3; No. 20, 2008, s 4; No. 18, 2010, s 89; No. 7, 2011, s 140; No. 13, 2012, s 296; No. 31, 2015, s 4; No. 9, 2016, s 120; No. 17, 2016, s 4; No. 22, 2017, s 4; No. 28, 2018, s 25
s 4A     ins No. 21, 1999, s 3
    amd No. 22, 2017, s 5
    sub No. 25, 2019, s 48
s 4B     ins No. 20, 2008, s 5
    sub No. 17, 2016, s 5
s 4C     sub No. 17, 2016, s 5
pt II
div 1 hdg     amd No. 17, 2016, s 38
pt II
div 1
sdiv 1 hdg     ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
s 5     amd No. 11, 1992, s 5; No. 44, 1992, s 3; No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 20, 2008, s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 7, 2014, s 4; No. 9, 2016, s 121
    sub No. 17, 2016, s 6
ss 5A5E     ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
pt II
div 1
sdiv 2 hdg     ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
s 6     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 122
    sub No. 17, 2016, s 6
ss 6A6G     ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
pt II
div 1
sdiv 3 hdg     ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
s 7     sub No. 11, 1992, s 6
    amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 123
    sub No. 17, 2016, s 6
ss 7A7C     ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
pt II
div 1
sdiv 4 hdg     ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
s 8     sub No. 11, 1992, s 6
    amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 124
    sub No. 17, 2016, s 6
s 8A     ins No. 32, 2002, s 5
    amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s 7
s 8B     ins No. 32, 2002, s 5
    amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s 8
s 8C     ins No. 32, 2002, s 5
    amd No. 59, 2002, s 4; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s 9
s 8D     ins No. 32, 2002, s 5
    amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
    rep No. 17, 2016, s 10
pt II
div 1
sdiv 5 hdg     ins No. 17, 2016, s 10
s 9     sub No. 11, 1992, s 6
    amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 125
    sub No. 17, 2016, s 10
s 10     amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 9, 2016, s 132
    rep No. 17, 2016, s 10
s 11     sub No. 11, 1992, s 7
    amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 126
    rep No. 17, 2016, s 10
pt II
div 1A hdg     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
pt II
div 1A
sdiv 1 hdg     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11A     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 18, 2004, s 3; No. 1, 2012, s 194; No. 29, 2019, s 386
s 11B     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11C     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 11D     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
pt II
div 1A
sdiv 2 hdg     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11E     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 17, 2016, s 38; No. 29, 2019, s 387
s 11F     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 17, 2016, s 38; No. 29, 2019, s 388
s 11G     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 17, 2016, s 38; No. 29, 2019, s 389
pt II
div 1A
sdiv 3 hdg     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11H     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11J     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 9, 2016, s 132
ss 11K11M     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11N     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 18, 2004, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 11P     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 9, 2016, s 132
s 11Q     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s 11
pt II
div 1A
sdiv 4 hdg     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11R     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 31, 2015, s 5; No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 11S     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
    sub No. 17, 2016, s 12
s 11SA     ins No. 17, 2016, s 12
s 11T     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 27, 2014, s 57; No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016, s 13
s 11U     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 18, 2004, s 3
s 11V     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 17, 2016, s 14
s 11W     ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
    amd No. 29, 2019, s 390
ss 11X11Y     ins No. 17, 2016, s 15
s 12     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 13, 2012, s 297; No. 17, 2016, s 16
ss 1314     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
    sub No. 17, 2016, s 17
s 15     amd No. 44, 2005, s 23; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 13, 2012, s 298
    sub No. 17, 2016, s 17
s 16     amd No. 44, 2005, s 23; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 13, 2012, s 299
    rep No. 17, 2016, s 17
s 17     amd No. 32, 2002, s 7; No. 44, 2005, s 23; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 13, 2012, s 300
    rep No. 17, 2016, s 17
s 18     rep No. 24, 2005, s 5
s 19     amd No. 17, 1996, s 6
pt IIA hdg     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
pt IIA
div 1 hdg     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
s 19A     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    amd No. 42, 1996, s 5; No. 9, 2016, s 127
s 19B     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    sub No. 32, 2002, s 8
    amd No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 19C     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    sub No. 32, 2002, s 8
s 19D     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    rep No. 32, 2002, s 8
ss 19E19F     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    amd No. 9, 2016, s 132
s 19G     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    amd No. 32, 2002, s 9; No. 9, 2016, s 132
ss 19H19J     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    amd No. 9, 2016, s 132
s 19K     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    amd No. 32, 2002, s 10; No. 38, 2014, s 2; No. 9, 2016, s 132
s 19M     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    amd No. 32, 2002, s 11; No. 9, 2016, s 132
s 19N     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    amd No. 32, 2002, s 12
s 19P     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    sub No. 32, 2002, s 13
    amd No. 17, 2016, s 38
ss 19PA
19PB     ins No. 32, 2002, s 13
    amd No. 17, 2016, s 38
pt IIA
div 2 hdg     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
s 19Q     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    amd No. 32, 2002, s 14
pt IIA
div 3 hdg     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
s 19R     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    amd No. 32, 2002, s 15; No. 9, 2016, s 132
s 19S     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    amd No. 32, 2002, s 16; No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 19T     ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
    amd No. 32, 2002, s 17; No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 19TA     ins No. 32, 2002, s 18
pt IIAB hdg     ins No. 31, 2015, s 6
ss 19U19X     ins No. 31, 2015, s 6
s 19Y     ins No. 31, 2015, s 6
    amd No. 17, 2016, s 18
ss 19Z19ZA     ins No. 31, 2015, s 6
pt IIB hdg     ins No. 4, 1996, s 3
    sub No. 17, 2016, s 19
ss 20A20C     ins No. 4, 1996, s 3
    sub No. 17, 2016, s 19
s 20D     ins No. 4, 1996, s 3
    amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
    sub No. 17, 2016, s 19
s 20E     ins No. 4, 1996, s 3
    sub No. 17, 2016, s 19
ss 20F – 20G     ins No. 4, 1996, s 3
    rep No. 17, 2016, s 19
s 20     amd No. 17, 2016, s 20
s 21     amd No. 17, 2000, s 6
    rep No. 17, 2016, s 21
s 22     amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 35, 2002, s 4; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s 22
s 23     amd No. 9, 2016, s 128
s 24     amd No. 11, 1992, s 8; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 129; No. 17, 2016, s 23
s 25     amd No. 11, 1992, s 9; No. 17, 2016, s 24
s 26     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 130; No. 17, 2016, s 25; No. 4, 2017, s 34
s 27     amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 9, 2016, s 131
s 28     amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 21, 1999, s 4; No. 17, 2016, s 26
s 29     amd No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 30     rep No. 11, 1992, s 10
s 31     amd No. 32, 2002, s 19; No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 32     amd No. 11, 1992, s 11; No. 32, 2002, s 20; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s 27
s 33     amd No. 17, 1997, s 17
    sub No. 32, 2002, s 21
    amd No. 13, 2012, s 301
s 34     amd No. 56, 1994, s 4; No. 14, 1995, s 12; No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 32, 2002, s 22; No. 59, 2002, s 4; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016, s 28
s 35     amd No. 32, 2002, s 23
s 35A     ins No. 32, 2002, s 24
    amd No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 36     amd No. 31, 2015, s 7
s 36A     ins No. 35, 2002, s 4
    amd No. 44, 2005, s 28; No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016, s 29
s 37     amd No. 33, 1990, s 6; No. 6, 1993, s 8; No. 74, 2000, s 2; No. 32, 2002, s 25; No. 7, 2014, s 5; No. 27, 2014, s 57; No. 17, 2016, s 30; No. 29, 2019, s 391; No. 28, 2022, s 41
s 38     sub No. 17, 2016, s 31
s 39     amd No. 17, 1996, s 6
    sub No. 26, 2015, s 80
    amd No. 17, 2016, s 32
s 40     amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 32, 2002, s 26; No. 31, 2015, s 8; No. 17, 2016, s 33
s 41     amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016, s 34
s 42     amd No. 44, 2005, s 23; No. 13, 2012, s 302
s 42A     ins No. 32, 2002, s 27
s 43     amd No. 20, 2008, s 7; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 7, 2014, s 6; No. 17, 2016, s 35; No. 29, 2019, s 392
pt IV hdg     ins No. 26, 2015, s 81
pt IV
div 1 hdg     ins No. 26, 2015, s 81
s 44     ins No. 20, 2008, s 8
s 45     ins No. 25, 2013, s 4
s 46     ins No. 7, 2014, s 7
pt IV
div 2 hdg     ins No. 26, 2015, s 82
s 47     ins No. 26, 2015, s 82
pt IV
div 3 hdg     ins No. 31, 2015, s 9
    amd No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 48     ins No. 31, 2015, s 9
pt IV
div 4     ins No. 17, 2016, s 36
s 49     ins No. 17, 2016, s 36
pt IV
div 5 hdg     ins No. 28, 2022, s 42
s 50     ins No. 28, 2022, s 42
sch 1     amd No. 25, 2013, s 5; SL No. 23, 2016, r 3; No. 17, 2016, s 38
sch 2     amd No. 11, 1992, s 12; SL No. 15, 1995; No. 21, 1999, s 5; No. 74, 2000, s 3; SL No. 35, 2004; No. 29, 2010, s 7; SL No. 33, 2011, r 3; SL No. 42, 2011, r 3; SL No. 29, 2013, r 3; No. 25, 2013, s 6
    sub No. 7, 2014, s 8
    amd No. 13, 2012, s 303; SL No. 23, 2016, r 4; No. 17, 2016, s 37; No. 22, 2017, s 6; SL No. 9, 2020, r 4; No. 26, 2020, s 3
sch 3     ins No. 4, 1996, s 4
    amd No. 17, 2016, s 38; No. 22, 2017, s 7



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