Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 169

169 Meaning of eligible drug offence

(1) An
"eligible drug offence" is—

(a) an offence by a child against the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 , section 9 of unlawfully having possession of a dangerous drug if—

(i) each dangerous drug mentioned in the charge for the offence is a prescribed dangerous drug; and

(ii) for each dangerous drug mentioned in the charge, the total quantity of the substances, preparations, solutions and admixtures in the child’s possession containing the dangerous drug is not more than the prescribed quantity in relation to the dangerous drug; and

Example—

Assume the charge mentioned prescribed drugs X and Y. The prescribed quantity in relation to X is 1.0g and the prescribed quantity in relation to Y is 0.2g. The child had—

• 0.2g of a preparation containing X and Y; and

• 0.7g of a preparation containing X; and

• 0.1g of an admixture containing Y.

The total quantity of the preparations in the child’s possession containing X is 0.9g (0.2 + 0.7) which is not more than the prescribed quantity in relation to X (1.0g).
The total quantity of the preparation and admixture in the child’s possession containing Y is 0.3g (0.2 + 0.1) which is more than the prescribed quantity in relation to Y (0.2g).
Subsection (1) (a) (ii) is not satisfied.

(iii) the court considers each dangerous drug mentioned in the charge was for the child’s personal use; or

(b) an offence against the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 , section 10 (2) , (4) or (4A) .

(2) In this section—

"dangerous drug" see the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 , section 4 .

"prescribed dangerous drug" means a dangerous drug prescribed under a regulation for the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 15D .

"prescribed quantity" means a quantity prescribed under a regulation for the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 15D .