(1) The amendments made to section 71AB by section 5 of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Act 2016 apply only to offences alleged to have been committed after the commencement of section 5 of that Act.
(2) The amendments made to section 71AC by section 6 of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Act 2016 apply only to offences alleged to have been committed after the commencement of section 6 of that Act.
(3) The amendments made to section 71B by section 9 of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Act 2016 apply only to offences alleged to have been committed after the commencement of section 9 of that Act.
(4) For the purpose of subsections (1), (2) and (3), if an offence is alleged to have been committed between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the commencement of section 5, 6, or 9 of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Act 2016 (as the case requires), the offence is alleged to have been committed before the applicable commencement.
S. 145 inserted by No. 40/2017 s. 19.