Northern Territory Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (DRUG OFFENCES) ACT 2016 (NO 17 OF 2016) - SECT 7D

    (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 person possesses the dangerous drug in a public place; and

    (d)     the quantity possessed is less than a traffickable quantity.

Maximum penalty:

    (a)     for possession of a Schedule 1 drug – 500 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years; or

    (b)     for possession of a Schedule 2 drug – 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.

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