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MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT 1981 - SCHEDULE 9

[s. 48]

        [Heading inserted: No. 44 of 2010 s. 10.]

1 .         Property subject to holding orders under repealed s. 28

        (1)         In this clause —

        repeal day means the day on which section 28 is repealed by the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2010 section 8.

        (2)         If immediately before repeal day any property is subject to a holding order granted under section 28, then on repeal day —

            (a)         the repealed section 28 ceases to apply to and in respect of the property and the holding order; and

            (b)         the property is to be taken to be seized property for the purposes of the Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006 and that Act applies to and in respect of it accordingly.

        [Clause 1 inserted: No. 44 of 2010 s. 10.]


Notes

This is a compilation of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Misuse of Drugs Act 1981

66 of 1981

23 Oct 1981

1 Sep 1982 (see s. 2 and Gazette 20 Aug 1982 p. 3250)

Misuse of Drugs (Amounts of Prohibited Drugs) Order 1990 published in Gazette 30 Nov 1990 p. 5937

30 Nov 1990

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1990

50 of 1990

4 Dec 1990

4 Dec 1990 (see s. 2)

Conservation and Land Management Amendment Act 1991 s. 57

20 of 1991

25 Jun 1991

23 Aug 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Aug 1991 p. 4353)

Misuse of Drugs (Amounts of Prohibited Drugs) Order 1991 published in Gazette 29 Nov 1991 p. 6040-1

29 Nov 1991

Misuse of Drugs (Amounts of Prohibited Drugs) Order 1994 published in Gazette 22 Mar 1994 p. 1245

22 Mar 1994

Poisons Amendment Act 1994 s. 11

12 of 1994

15 Apr 1994

27 May 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 May 1994 p. 2205)

Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 3(2)

32 of 1994

29 Jun 1994

1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1994 s. 4

73 of 1994

9 Dec 1994

9 Dec 1994 (see s. 2)

Acts Amendment (Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices) Act 1994 Pt. 15

92 of 1994

23 Dec 1994

1 Jan 1995 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 30 Dec 1994 p. 7211)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1995 3

44 of 1995

18 Oct 1995

s. 1 and 2: 18 Oct 1995;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 16 Aug 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 16 Aug 1996 p. 4007)

Poisons Amendment Act 1995 s. 43

48 of 1995

6 Nov 1995

20 Mar 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 19 Mar 1996 p. 1203)

Reprint of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 as at 11 Nov 1996 (includes amendments listed above)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1998

3 of 1998

26 Mar 1998

26 Mar 1998 (see s. 2)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2000 s. 27

24 of 2000

4 Jul 2000

4 Jul 2000 (see s. 2)

Criminal Property Confiscation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 s. 5 4

69 of 2000

6 Dec 2000

1 Jan 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Dec 2000 p. 7903)

Reprint of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 as at 11 Jan 2002 (includes amendments listed above)

Nurses Amendment Act 2003 Pt. 3 Div. 2

9 of 2003

9 Apr 2003

9 Apr 2003 (see s. 2)

Cannabis Control Act 2003 Pt. 5

52 of 2003

1 Oct 2003

22 Mar 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 9 Mar 2004 p. 733)

Industrial Hemp Act 2004 Pt. 7

1 of 2004

12 Mar 2004

19 May 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 May 2004 p. 1561)

Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004 s. 58

4 of 2004

23 Apr 2004

21 May 2004 (see s. 2)

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141

59 of 2004

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2004

62 of 2004

24 Nov 2004

s. 1 and 2: 24 Nov 2004;
Act other than s. 1 and 2:
1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Dec 2004 p. 5965)

Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 82

84 of 2004

16 Dec 2004

2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))

Reprint 3: The Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 as at 1 Jul 2005 (includes amendments listed above)

Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 14 Div. 2

28 of 2006

26 Jun 2006

1 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2347)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2006

40 of 2006

22 Sep 2006

s. 1 and 2: 22 Sep 2006;
Act other than s. 1 and 2:
28 Apr 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Apr 2007 p. 1775)

Nurses and Midwives Act 2006 Sch. 3 cl. 15

50 of 2006

6 Oct 2006

19 Sep 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Sep 2007 p. 4711)

Misuse of Drugs (Amounts of Prohibited Drugs) Order 2007 published in Gazette 7 Dec 2007 p. 5985

cl. 1 and 2: 7 Dec 2007 (see cl. 2(a));
Order other than cl. 1 and 2: 8 Dec 2007 (see cl. 2(b))

Reprint 4: The Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 as at 29 Feb 2008 (includes amendments listed above)

Medical Practitioners Act 2008 Sch. 3 cl. 37

22 of 2008

27 May 2008

1 Dec 2008 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Nov 2008 p. 4989)

Police Amendment Act 2009 s. 21

42 of 2009

3 Dec 2009

13 Mar 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 12 Mar 2010 p. 941)

Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 4

19 of 2010

28 Jun 2010

11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 Pt. 5 Div. 37

35 of 2010

30 Aug 2010

18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075-6)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2010

44 of 2010

28 Oct 2010

s. 1 and 2: 28 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(a));
s. 3, 4 and 7(3) and (4): 22 Jan 2011 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 21 Jan 2011 p. 157);
s. 5- 7(1) and (2) and 8- 10: 9 Jul 2011 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 8 Jul 2011 p. 2895)

Cannabis Law Reform Act 2010 Pt. 3

45 of 2010

28 Oct 2010

1 Aug 2011 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 29 Jul 2011 p. 3127)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act (No. 2) 2010 Pt. 2

50 of 2010

24 Nov 2010

25 Nov 2010 (see s. 2(b))

Misuse of Drugs (Numbers of Cannabis Plants) Order 2010 published in Gazette 15 Apr 2011 p. 1425-6

cl. 1 and 2: 15 Apr 2011 (see cl. 2(a));
Order other than cl. 1 and 2: 16 Apr 2011 (see cl. 2(b))

Misuse of Drugs (Amounts of Prohibited Drugs) Order 2011 published in Gazette 29 Apr 2011 p. 1532-4

cl. 1 and 2: 29 Apr 2011 (see cl. 2(a));
Order other than cl. 1 and 2: 30 Apr 2011 (see cl. 2(b))

Misuse of Drugs (Amounts of Prohibited Drugs) Order (No. 2) 2011 published in Gazette 1 Jul 2011 p. 2742-5

cl. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2011 (see cl. 2(a));
Order other than cl. 1 and 2: 2 Jul 2011 (see cl. 2(b))

Reprint 5: The Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 as at 16 Sep 2011 (includes amendments listed above)

Misuse of Drugs (Amounts of Prohibited Drugs) Order (No. 3) 2011 published in Gazette 11 Oct 2011 p. 4316-20

cl. 1 and 2: 11 Oct 2011 (see cl. 2(a));
Order other than cl. 1 and 2: 12 Oct 2011 (see cl. 2(b))

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2011 Pt. 2

56 of 2011

21 Nov 2011

s. 3, 4 and 9: 24 Mar 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 23 Mar 2012 p. 1363);
s. 5-8: 30 Jan 2013 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 29 Jan 2013 p. 324-5)

Misuse of Drugs (Amounts of Prohibited Drugs) Order 2012 published in Gazette 13 Apr 2012 p. 1664-5

cl. 1 and 2: 13 Apr 2012 (see cl. 2(a));
Order other than cl. 1 and 2: 14 Apr 2012 (see cl. 2(b))

Criminal Appeals Amendment (Double Jeopardy) Act 2012 s. 10

9 of 2012

21 May 2012

26 Sep 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 25 Sep 2012 p. 4499)

Misuse of Drugs (Amounts of Prohibited Drugs) Order (No. 2) 2012 published in Gazette 30 Oct 2012 p. 5194-6

cl. 1 and 2: 30 Oct 2012 (see cl. 2(a));
Order other than cl. 1 and 2: 31 Oct 2012 (see cl. 2(b))

Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012 s. 179

49 of 2012

29 Nov 2012

2 Nov 2013 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Nov 2013 p. 4891)

Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012 Pt. 9 5

55 of 2012

3 Dec 2012

1 Mar 2013 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 25 Jan 2013 p. 271)

Reprint 6: The Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 as at 19 Apr 2013 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012 )

Medicines and Poisons Act 2014 Pt. 11 Div. 3

13 of 2014

2 Jul 2014

30 Jan 2017 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 17 Jan 2017 p. 403)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2015

29 of 2015

21 Oct 2015

s. 1 and 2: 21 Oct 2015 (see s. 2(a));
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 18 Nov 2015 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 17 Nov 2015 p. 4693-4)

Public Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 2016 s. 101

19 of 2016

25 Jul 2016

24 Jan 2017 (see s. 2(1)(c) and Gazette 10 Jan 2017 p. 165)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Search Powers) Act 2016

47 of 2016

28 Nov 2016

s. 1 and 2: 28 Nov 2016 (see s. 2(a));
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 14 Jan 2017 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 13 Jan 2017 p. 337)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Methylamphetamine Offences) Act 2017 Pt. 2

3 of 2017

21 Aug 2017

18 Sep 2017 (see s. 2(b))

Reprint 7: The Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 as at 1 Dec 2017 (includes amendments listed above)

Industrial Hemp Amendment Act 2018 Pt. 3

15 of 2018

28 Aug 2018

22 Sep 2018 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 21 Sep 2018 p. 3533)

Misuse of Drugs (Amounts of Prohibited Drugs) Order 2018 published in Gazette 29 Aug 2018 p. 2995-3039

cl. 1 and 2: 29 Aug 2018 (see cl. 2);
Order other than cl. 1 and 2: 30 Aug 2018 (see cl. 2)

Reprint 8: The Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 as at 19 Jul 2019 (includes amendments listed above)

Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019 Pt. 12 Div. 6

27 of 2019

19 Dec 2019

1 Jul 2021 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2021/83 cl. 2)

Directors’ Liability Reform Act 2023 Pt. 3 Div. 42

9 of 2023

4 Apr 2023

5 Apr 2023 (see s. 2(j))

Misuse of Drugs (Amounts of Prohibited Drugs) Order 2023 (SL 2023/48)

cl. 1 and 2: 19 May 2023 (see cl. 2(a));
Order other than cl. 1 and 2: 20 May 2023 (see cl. 2(b))

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2023 Pt. 2

16 of 2023

26 Jun 2023

27 Jun 2023 (see s. 2(b))

Uncommenced provisions table

To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA Legislation website.

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Public Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 2016 Pt. 5 Div. 16

19 of 2016

25 Jul 2016

To be proclaimed (see s. 2(1)(c))

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2023 Pt. 3

16 of 2023

26 Jun 2023

27 Jun 2028 (see s. 2(c))

Other notes

1         The Poisons Act 1964 was repealed by the Medicines and Poisons Act 2014 s. 137.

2         This provision was renumbered under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(5)(c)(ii).

3         The Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1995 s. 16 is a transitional provision that is of no further effect.

4         The Criminal Property Confiscation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 s. 3 and 6-11 are savings and transitional provisions.

5         The Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012 s. 108 and 109 read as follows:


108.         Term used: commencement day

                In this Part —

        commencement day means the day on which this Part comes into operation.

109.         Savings provision relating to Misuse of Drugs Act 1981

        (1)         In this section —

        former authorisation means an authorisation under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 section 31(1) as in force immediately before the day on which Part 9 comes into operation.

        (2)         A former authorisation in force immediately before the commencement day, is, on and after the commencement day, to be taken to be an authority as defined in section 5 granted on the commencement day and Part 2 applies, with any necessary modifications, to that authority.


Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term         Provision(s)
adult         3(1), 8B(1)
Agvet Code of Western Australia         8N(1)
amending Act         44(1)
analyst         3(1)
appropriate licence         5B(1)
appropriate permit         5B(1)
approved analyst         3(1)
approved botanist         3(1)
approved person         21
Australia Post         20A
authorised officer         20M, 20R(1)
authorised person         8B(1)
authorised prescription         3(1)
Border Search Area         3(1), 20N(1)
botanist         3(1)
BSA         3(1), 20N(1)
BSA authorisation         20R(1)
cannabis         3(1)
cannabis intervention requirement         8B(1)
cannabis intervention session         8B(1)
cannabis resin         3(1)
category 1 item         3(1), 12
category 2 item         3(1), 11
CEO (Health)         8B(1), 38D(1)
child         3(1)
CIN         45
CIR         8B(2)
CIS         8B(2)
claimant         27(1)
commencement day         42B(1), 45
Commissioner         3(1)
confidential information         27B(1)
consigned article         20A
consume         8N(1)
controlled precursor         3(1)
Corruption and Crime Commission         20M
dangerous substance         2(1)
declared criminal organisation         32A(3)
delivery business         20A
Department         20Z(1)
destruction notice         8T(1)
display         7B(1)
drug detection area         20A, 20B(2)
drug detection device         3(1)
drug detection dog         3(1)
drug of addiction         3(1)
drug paraphernalia         7B(1)
external serious drug offence         32A(3)
heroin         3(1)
industrial hemp         3(1)
industrial hemp seed         3(1)
issuing officer         20R(1)
manufacture         8N(1)
medical practitioner         3(1)
member         32A(3)
methylamphetamine         3(1)
metropolitan region         20A
minor cannabis related offence         8B(1)
new offence         8E(4), 8G(1)
officer         20Z(1)
opium         3(1)
owner         5(2)
police officer         8B(1)
preliminary drug detection test         3(1)
premises         20I(1)
premises search authorisation         20A
principal offence         33(1), (2), (3)
processed industrial hemp         3(1)
professional authority         5B(1)
prohibited drug         3(1)
prohibited plant         3(1)
psychoactive effect         8N(1)
psychoactive substance         8N(1)
public place         20M
recipient         12
relevant drug offence         32A(3)
relevant thing         27(6)
repeal day         Sch. IX cl. 1(1)
responsible adult         8B(1)
sample         3(1)
search         20G(1), 20U(1)
search warrant         21
seized property         28(1)
senior police officer         20A
serious drug offence         32(3)
simple offence         3(1)
specified         27A.(7)
specified drug         3(1)
substance         8N(1), 12
sufficient samples         27(6)
summary court         3(1)
supplier         12
to cultivate         3(1)
to possess         3(1)
to supply         3(1)
trafficable quantity of methylamphetamine         34(1A)
undercover officer         3(1)
undercover operation         3(1)
vehicle         3(1)
vehicle search authorisation         20A
young person         8B(1)
young person at risk         8H(2)



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