Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids and Other Substances) Regulations 2016

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids and Other Substances) Regulations 2016 S.R. No. 131/2016 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Revocation 2 5 Prescribed drugs of dependence 2 6 Expiry 4 ═══════════════ Endnotes 5 -- 1 of 6 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2016 S.R. No. 131/2016 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids and Other Substances) Regulations 2016 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 18 October 2016 Responsible Minister: MARTIN FOLEY Minister for Mental Health ANDREW ROBINSON Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe synthetic cannabinoids and other substances as drugs of dependence for the purposes of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 132AA of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 24 October 2016. -- 2 of 6 -- Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids and Other Substances) Regulations 2016 S.R. No. 131/2016 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 4 Revocation The Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids and Other Substances) Regulations 20151 are revoked. 5 Prescribed drugs of dependence For the purposes of paragraph (ba) of the definition of drug of dependence in section 4(1) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981— (a) a substance specified in Column 1 of the Table to this regulation is a drug of dependence included in Part 3 of Schedule Eleven to that Act; and (b) for the purposes of Part 3 of Schedule Eleven to that Act, the specified quantities of that drug for the purposes of Columns 1A to 4 of that Part of that Schedule are the quantities in Columns 1A to 4 of the Table to this regulation in relation to that drug that correspond to the relevant column of that Part of that Schedule. TABLE Column 1 Drug Column 1A (Large Commercial Quantity) Quantity Column 1B (Large Commercial Quantity) Quantity of mixture of substance and drug of dependence Column 2 (Commercial Quantity) Quantity Column 2A (Commercial Quantity) Quantity of mixture of substance and drug of dependence Column 2B (Automatic Forfeiture Quantity) Quantity Column 3 (Traffickable Quantity) Quantity of mixture of substance and drug of dependence Column 3A (Traffickable Quantity) Quantity Column 4 (Small Quantity) Quantity N-[1-(AMINOCARBONYL)-2- METHYLPROPYL]-1- PENTYLINDAZOLE-3- CARBOXAMIDE (common name AB-PINACA) 10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g N-[1-(AMINOCARBONYL)-2- METHYLPROPYL]-1- (CYCLOHEXYLMETHYL) INDAZOLE-3-CARBOXAMIDE (common name AB-CHMINACA) 10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g -- 3 of 6 -- Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids and Other Substances) Regulations 2016 S.R. No. 131/2016 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Column 1 Drug Column 1A (Large Commercial Quantity) Quantity Column 1B (Large Commercial Quantity) Quantity of mixture of substance and drug of dependence Column 2 (Commercial Quantity) Quantity Column 2A (Commercial Quantity) Quantity of mixture of substance and drug of dependence Column 2B (Automatic Forfeiture Quantity) Quantity Column 3 (Traffickable Quantity) Quantity of mixture of substance and drug of dependence Column 3A (Traffickable Quantity) Quantity Column 4 (Small Quantity) Quantity N-[1-(METHOXYCARBONYL)- 2,2-DIMETHYLPROPYL]-1- (CYCLOHEXYLMETHYL) INDOLE-3-CARBOXAMIDE (common name MMB- CHMINACA) 10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g N-[1-(AMINOCARBONYL)-2- METHYLPROPYL]-1-[(4- FLUOROPHENYL) METHYL]-INDAZOLE-3- CARBOXAMIDE (common name AB-FUBINACA) 10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g 3,4-DICHLORO-N-([1- (DIMETHYLAMINO) CYCLOHEXYL]METHYL) BENZAMIDE (common name AH-7921) 750·0 g 1·0 kg 250·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g 1·0 g INDAZOLE-3- CARBOXAMIDES whether or not with any modification on the indazole or amide nitrogens, whether or not further modified on the indazole ring 10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g INDOLE-3-CARBOXAMIDES with any modification on the indole or amide nitrogens, whether or not further modified on the indole ring 10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g N-[(1-AMINOCYCLOHEXYL) METHYL]BENZAMIDES, including those with any modification on the amino- and/or amido-nitrogens, whether or not further modified on the aromatic or cyclohexyl rings 750·0 g 1·0 kg 250·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g 1·0 g AZAINDOLE-3- CARBOXAMIDES with any modification on the azaindole or amide nitrogens, whether or not further modified on the azaindole ring 10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g PYRAZOLE-3- CARBOXAMIDES with any modification on the pyrazole or amide nitrogens, whether or not further modified on the pyrazole ring 10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g PYRAZOLE-5- CARBOXAMIDES with any modification on the pyrazole or amide nitrogens, whether or not further modified on the pyrazole ring 10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLATES with any modification on the indole nitrogen and/or the carboxylate oxygen, whether or not further modified on the indole ring 10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g -- 4 of 6 -- Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids and Other Substances) Regulations 2016 S.R. No. 131/2016 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Column 1 Drug Column 1A (Large Commercial Quantity) Quantity Column 1B (Large Commercial Quantity) Quantity of mixture of substance and drug of dependence Column 2 (Commercial Quantity) Quantity Column 2A (Commercial Quantity) Quantity of mixture of substance and drug of dependence Column 2B (Automatic Forfeiture Quantity) Quantity Column 3 (Traffickable Quantity) Quantity of mixture of substance and drug of dependence Column 3A (Traffickable Quantity) Quantity Column 4 (Small Quantity) Quantity INDAZOLE-3- CARBOXYLATES with any modification on the indazole nitrogens and/or the carboxylate oxygen, whether or not further modified on the indazole ring 10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g 6 Expiry These Regulations expire on 22 October 2017. ═══════════════ -- 5 of 6 -- Endnotes Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids and Other Substances) Regulations 2016 S.R. No. 131/2016 5 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Endnotes 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 124/2015. -- 6 of 6 --