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MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT 1990 - SECT 7

Possession of dangerous drug – commercial quantity

    (1)     A person commits an offence if:

        (a)     the person intentionally possesses a substance or thing; and

        (b)     the substance or thing is a dangerous drug and the person is reckless in relation to that circumstance; and

        (c)     the quantity possessed is a commercial quantity.

Maximum penalty:

        (a)     for possession of a Schedule 1 drug – imprisonment for 25 years; or

        (b)     for possession of a Schedule 2 drug – imprisonment for 14 years.

    (2)     Absolute liability applies to subsection (1)(c).



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