Victorian Numbered Acts

DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AMENDMENT ACT 2016 (NO. 2 OF 2016) - SECT 12

After section 72C of the Principal Act insert —

        " 72D     Permitting use of premises for trafficking or cultivation of drug of dependence

    (1)     An owner or occupier of land or premises who, without being authorised by or licensed under this Act or the regulations to do so, intentionally permits another person to use that land or those premises for trafficking in a drug of dependence is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a penalty level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum).

    (2)     An owner or occupier of land or premises who, without being authorised by or licensed under this Act or the regulations to do so, intentionally permits another person to use that land or those premises for cultivating a drug of dependence is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a penalty level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum).

    (3)     For the purposes of this section, "premises" includes the following—

        (a)     residential dwellings, including temporary accommodation;

        (b)     commercial or industrial land and buildings;

        (c)     other structures on land;

Examples

Caravans, cabins, sheds, outhouses, shipping containers.

        (d)     vehicles, including motor vehicles, aircraft, boats and vessels.".