Northern Territory Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (DRUG OFFENCES) ACT 2016 (NO 17 OF 2016)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT

   3.      Act amended  
   4.      Section 3 amended  
   5.      Section 4B replaced  
   6.      Sections 5 to 8 replaced  

              Subdivision 1--Supply of dangerous drug

              Subdivision 2--Cultivation of prohibited plant and manufacture of dangerous drug

   6A.     Cultivation of prohibited plant – traffickable quantity  
   6B.     Cultivation of prohibited plant – less than traffickable quantity  
   6C.     Cultivation of prohibited plant in presence of child – commercial quantity  
   6D.     Cultivation of prohibited plant in presence of child – traffickable quantity  
   6E.     Manufacture of dangerous drug – commercial quantity  
   6F.     Manufacture of dangerous drug – less than commercial quantity  
   6G.     Manufacture of dangerous drug in presence of child  

              Subdivision 3--Possession of dangerous drug

   7.      Possession of dangerous drug – commercial quantity  
   7A.     Possession of dangerous drug – traffickable quantity  
   7B.     Possession of dangerous drug – less than traffickable quantity  
   7C.     Possession of dangerous drug in public place – traffickable quantity  
   7D.     Possession of dangerous drug in public place – less than traffickable quantity  

              Subdivision 4--Other possession offences

   8.      Receiving or possessing tainted property  
   9.      Section 8C amended  
   10.     Sections 8D to 11 replaced  
   11.     Section 11Q amended  
   12.     Section 11S replaced  
   13.     Section 11T amended  
   14.     Section 11V amended  
   15.     Sections 11X and 11Y inserted  
   16.     Section 12 amended  
   17.     Sections 13 to 17 replaced  
   18.     Section 19Y amended  
   19.     Part IIB replaced  
   20.     Infringement notice offence and prescribed amount payable  
   20A.    When infringement notice may be given  
   20B.    Contents of infringement notice  
   20C.    Payment by cheque  
   20D.    Withdrawal of infringement notice  
   20E.    Application of Part  
   20.     Section 20 amended  
   21.     Section 21 repealed  
   22.     Section 22 amended  
   23.     Section 24 amended  
   24.     Section 25 amended  
   25.     Section 26 amended  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF MISUSE OF DRUGS REGULATIONS

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF SENTENCING ACT

   PART 5--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

   PART 6--EXPIRY OF ACT
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2