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MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT 2001 - SECT 38A

Division 4 - Authorisation of possession and supply for certain purposes Interpretation of Division

(1)  In this Division –
ancillary action , in relation to an authorisation, means an action that is –
(a) directly related to achieving an authorised purpose; and
(b) reasonably required to be carried out in order to enable that purpose to be achieved;
authorisation means an authorisation issued under section 38B(1) ;
authorised person means a person to whom an authorisation has been issued under section 38B(1) ;
authorisation purpose , in relation to an authorisation, means a purpose specified, in accordance with section 38B(4)(b) , in the authorisation;
correctional officer means a person, appointed under section 5 of the Corrections Act 1997 , whose duties under that Act include the training or use of dogs in the detection of controlled substances;
Director of Corrective Services means the Director of Corrective Services appointed under section 5 of the Corrections Act 1997 ;
employee means a person employed in any Agency of which the Commissioner of Police is the Head of Agency.
(2)  Without limiting the generality of the meaning of supply in section 3 , supply , in relation to a controlled substance –
(a) includes transport and delivery, or either, of the controlled substance; but
(b) does not include sale or use, or provision for use, of the controlled substance for any purpose other than an authorisation purpose specified in the authorisation in accordance with which the supply occurs.



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