South Australian Current Acts

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 33LD

33LD—Intentional manufacture of controlled drug alternative

A person who manufactures a substance intending that the substance—

            (a)         will have pharmacological effects similar to those of a controlled drug; or

            (b)         will be a legal alternative to a controlled drug,

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         for a basic offence—

                  (i)         if the offender is a serious drug offender—$30 000 or imprisonment for 7 years, or both; or

                  (ii)         in any other case—$20 000 or imprisonment for 5 years, or both;

            (b)         for an aggravated offence—$30 000 or imprisonment for 7 years, or both.