Victorian Current Acts

DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1981 - SECT 22CH

    (1)     This section applies to the following—

        (a)     the holder of a drug ‑ checking permit;

        (b)     a drug ‑ checking director;

        (c)     each other—

              (i)     general drug ‑ checking worker; or

              (ii)     special drug ‑ checking worker;

        (d)     an owner or occupier of—

              (i)     a drug ‑ checking place; or

              (ii)     the land or premises on which a drug ‑ checking place is located;

        (e)     each trustee or member of a committee of management or board (however described) of—

              (i)     the holder of a drug ‑ checking permit; or

              (ii)     an owner or occupier referred to in paragraph (d).

    (2)     A person to whom this section applies is not subject to any civil liability for an act or omission that is done or omitted to be done—

        (a)     in good faith; and

        (b)     under a drug ‑ checking permit; and

        (c)     in the case of an act or omission that is subject to the permit, this Division or regulations made for the purposes of this Division, in accordance with the permit, this Division and those regulations.

    (3)     Without limiting subsection (2), that subsection applies to an act or omission that—

        (a)     relates to the supply or possession of a poison, controlled substance or drug of dependence at a drug ‑ checking place; and

        (b)     satisfies the requirements of subsection (2)(a), (b) and (c).

    (4)     Without limiting subsection (2), a person referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) who acts or fails to act under the permit, this Division or regulations made for the purposes of this Division in the reasonable belief that the act or omission is in accordance with the permit, this Division or those regulations does not commit—

        (a)     unprofessional conduct within the meaning and for the purposes of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law; or

        (b)     a breach of professional etiquette or any other code of conduct.

    (5)     Nothing in this section affects any rights or obligations between the holder of a drug ‑ checking permit and—

        (a)     a drug ‑ checking director engaged by the holder of the permit; or

        (b)     any other—

              (i)     general drug ‑ checking worker; or

              (ii)     special drug ‑ checking worker—

engaged by the holder of the permit.

    (6)     Nothing in this section affects or limits any Crown immunity that applies to a person who exercises a power or function under this Division.

S. 22CI inserted by No. 41/2024 s. 10.