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SENTENCING (COMMUNITY CORRECTION ORDER) AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 2016 (NO. 65 OF 2016) - SECT 21

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981

    (1)     For the note at the foot of section 71(1) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 substitute

" Notes

1     An offence against subsection (1) is a category 1 offence under the Sentencing Act 1991 .
See section 5(2G) of that Act for the requirement
to impose a custodial order for this offence.

2     An offence against subsection (1) is a serious
drug offence for the purposes of the Confiscation
Act 1997 . On the conviction of a person for a serious drug offence, the court must make an order under section 89DI of the Sentencing Act 1991 declaring
the person to be a serious drug offender.".

    (2)     At the foot of section 71AA of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 insert

" Note

An offence against this section is a category 2 offence
under the Sentencing Act 1991 . See subsection (2H)
of section 5 of that Act for the requirement to impose a custodial order for this offence unless the circumstances
set out in paragraphs (a) to (e) of that subsection exist.".

    (3)     For the note at the foot of section 72 of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 substitute

" Notes

1     An offence against this section is a category 1 offence under the Sentencing Act 1991 . See section 5(2G) of that Act for the requirement to impose a custodial order for this offence.

2     An offence against this section is a serious drug offence for the purposes of the Confiscation
Act 1997 . On the conviction of a person for a
serious drug offence, the court must make an order under section 89DI of the Sentencing Act 1991 declaring the person to be a serious drug offender.".

    (4)     At the foot of section 72A of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 insert

" Note

An offence against this section is a category 2 offence
under the Sentencing Act 1991 . See subsection (2H)
of section 5 of that Act for the requirement to impose a custodial order for this offence unless the circumstances
set out in paragraphs (a) to (e) of that subsection exist.".



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