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Misuse of Drugs Act 2001
Misuse of Drugs Act 2001
An Act to prohibit the misuse of drugs and activities associated with the misuse of drugs and for related purposes [Royal Assent 17 December 2001]
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
PART 1 - Preliminary
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Misuse of Drugs Act 2001 .
2.
Commencement
This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.
3.
Interpretation
(1)
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears
child
means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years;
conceal , in relation to something, includes conceal or disguise
(a) its source or nature; or
(b) its location or movement; or
(c) the rights of any person in relation to it; or
(d) the identity of its owner;
controlled drug
means a substance, other than a growing plant, specified or described in
Part 2
of
Schedule 1 ;
controlled plant
means a plant specified in
Part 3
of
Schedule 1
or any part of such a plant;
controlled precursor
means a substance specified or described in
Part 4
of
Schedule 1 ;
controlled substance
means a controlled drug, controlled plant or controlled precursor;
conveyance
includes an aircraft, vehicle or vessel;
cultivate
includes
(a) plant a seed, seedling or cutting; and
(b) graft, divide or transplant a plant; and
(c) nurture, tend or grow a plant; and
(d) guard or conceal a plant against discovery or interference, whether by humans or natural predators; and
(e) harvest a plant, whether by picking part of the plant, by separating resin or another substance from the plant or by other means;
manufacture
means any process by which a substance is produced, other than the cultivation of a plant, and includes
(a) the process of extracting or refining a substance; and
(b) the process of transforming the substance into a different substance;
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010]
place
includes premises;
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2012, s. 23, Applied:01 Jul 2012]
Poisons List
has the same meaning as in the
Poisons Act 1971 ;
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 76 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004]
premises
includes a conveyance;
prepare , in relation to supplying a drug, includes
(a) packaging the drug; and
(b) separating the drug into discrete units;
product , of a plant, includes
(a) a seed of the plant; and
(b) a part of the plant, whether live or dead; and
(c) a substance prepared from the plant;
regulations
means regulations made and in force under this Act;
search warrant
means a warrant issued under the
Search Warrants Act 1997 ;
sell
means sell, whether by wholesale or retail, and includes
(a) agree to sell; and
(b) offer, or expose, for sale; and
(c) keep, or possess, for sale; and
(d) deal in, barter or exchange; and
(e) send, forward, deliver or receive for sale; and
(f) authorise, direct, cause, permit or suffer any of those things to be done;
supply , in relation to a substance, includes
(a) administer the substance, whether orally, subcutaneously or by other means; and
(b) offer or agree to supply the substance;
traffic , in relation to a controlled substance, includes
(a) sell the substance; and
(b) prepare the substance for supply with the intention of selling it or in the belief that another person intends to sell it; and
(c) transport the substance with the intention of selling it or in the belief that another person intends to sell it; and
(d) guard or conceal the substance with the intention of selling it or in the belief that another person intends to sell it; and
(e)
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 77 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
possess the substance with the intention of selling it; and
(f)
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 77 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
import the substance into Tasmania with the intention of selling it or in the belief that another person intends to sell it;
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 77 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
transport
includes deliver.
(2)
For the purposes of this Act, a person is taken to engage in an activity if the person
(a) participates in the activity; or
(b) controls or directs the activity; or
(c) provides finance or another resource that allows the activity to be carried on.
(3)
Without restricting the generality of the expression "possession" , a controlled substance is taken to be in a person's possession for the purposes of this Act so long as it is on any land or premises occupied by the person, or is enjoyed by the person in any place or is in the person's order and disposition, unless the person proves that he or she had no knowledge of the substance.
3A.
Meaning of "trafficable quantity" and determining "aggregated trafficable quantity"
[Section 3A Inserted by No. 77 of 2005, s. 5, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
(1)
In this Act
trafficable quantity , of a controlled substance, means
(a) in the case of a controlled drug that is not mixed with or contained in any other substance, a quantity of the controlled drug that is not less than the quantity specified in column 3 of the table in
Part 2
of
Schedule 1
in relation to the controlled drug; and
(b) in the case of a controlled drug that is mixed with or contained in another substance where the combined quantity of the substances is not less than the quantity specified in column 3 of the table in
Part 2
of
Schedule 1
in relation to the controlled drug, any quantity; and
(c) in the case of a controlled plant, a quantity of the controlled plant that is not less than the quantity specified in column 3 of the table in
Part 3
of
Schedule 1
in relation to the controlled plant; and
(d) in the case of a controlled precursor, a quantity of the controlled precursor that is not less than the quantity specified in column 3 of the table in
Part 4
of
Schedule 1
in relation to the controlled precursor; and
(e) in the case of 2 or more controlled substances together, an aggregated trafficable quantity of the controlled substances.
(2)
To determine, for the purpose of this Act, whether a quantity of 2 or more controlled substances together constitutes an aggregated trafficable quantity
(a) the quantity of each of the controlled substances is to be calculated as a fraction of the trafficable quantity of that controlled substance; and
(b) the fractions calculated under
paragraph (a)
are to be added together; and
(c) the quantity is to be taken to constitute an aggregated trafficable quantity if the total of those fractions so added together is equal to or greater than the number "1" .
4.
Relationship with other Acts
[Section 4 Amended by No. 42 of 2015, s. 40, Applied:02 Mar 2016]
Nothing in this Act affects any provision made by or under the
Poisons Act 1971
or the
Industrial Hemp Act 2015
or renders unlawful anything done in accordance with any such provision.
PART 2 - Major offences
Division 1 - Proceedings on offences
5.
Offences in this Part are indictable offences
The offences in this Part are indictable offences.
Division 2 - Manufacturing and cultivation
6.
Manufacturing controlled drug for sale
(1)
A person must not manufacture a controlled drug
(a) with the intention of selling the controlled drug; or
(b) in the belief that another person intends to sell the controlled drug.
Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 years.
(2)
[Section 6 Subsection (2) amended by No. 9 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:27 May 2004]
If it is proved in proceedings for an offence under
subsection (1)
that the accused manufactured a trafficable quantity of a controlled drug, it is presumed, unless the accused on the balance of probabilities proves otherwise, that the accused had the relevant intention or belief concerning the sale of the manufactured drug required to constitute the offence.
(3)
[Section 6 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 9 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:27 May 2004]
. . . . . . . .
7.
Cultivating controlled plant for sale
(1)
A person must not cultivate a controlled plant
(a) with the intention of selling the controlled plant or any of its products; or
(b) in the belief that another person intends to sell the controlled plant or any of its products.
Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 years.
(2)
[Section 7 Subsection (2) amended by No. 9 of 2004, s. 5, Applied:27 May 2004]
If it is proved in proceedings for an offence under
subsection (1)
that the accused cultivated a trafficable quantity of a controlled plant, it is presumed, unless the accused on the balance of probabilities proves otherwise, that the accused had the relevant intention or belief concerning the sale of the controlled plant or its products required to constitute the offence.
(3)
[Section 7 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 9 of 2004, s. 5, Applied:27 May 2004]
. . . . . . . .
8.
Possessing thing intended for use in manufacture of controlled substance for sale
A person must not possess any equipment, instruction or other thing
(a) with the intention of using it to manufacture and sell a controlled substance; or
(b) with the intention of using it to manufacture a controlled substance in the belief that another person intends to sell the controlled substance.
Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 years.
9.
Possessing thing intended for use in cultivation of controlled plant for sale
A person must not possess any equipment, instruction or other thing with the intention of using it to
(a) cultivate and sell a controlled plant; or
(b) cultivate a controlled plant in the belief that another person intends to sell the controlled plant.
Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 years.
10.
Manufacturing controlled precursor intended for use in manufacture of controlled drugs for sale
(1)
A person must not manufacture a controlled precursor
(a) with the intention of manufacturing and selling a controlled drug; or
(b) with the intention of manufacturing a controlled drug in the belief that another person intends to sell the controlled drug.
Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 years.
(2)
A person must not manufacture a controlled precursor
(a) with the intention of selling the controlled precursor; and
(b) in the belief that the person to whom the controlled precursor is sold intends to use it to manufacture a controlled drug.
Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 years.
11.
Selling controlled precursor for use in manufacturing controlled drug
A person must not sell a controlled precursor in the belief that the person to whom the controlled precursor is sold, or another person, intends to use it to manufacture a controlled drug. Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 years.
Division 3 - Trafficking and supply
12.
Trafficking in controlled substance
(1)
A person must not traffic in a controlled substance. Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 years.
(2)
[Section 12 Subsection (2) amended by No. 9 of 2004, s. 6, Applied:27 May 2004]
If it is proved in proceedings for an offence under
subsection (1)
that the accused
(a) prepared a trafficable quantity of a controlled substance for supply; or
(b) transported a trafficable quantity of a controlled substance; or
(c) guarded or concealed a trafficable quantity of a controlled substance; or
(d)
[Section 12 Subsection (2) amended by No. 77 of 2005, s. 6, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
possessed a trafficable quantity of a controlled substance; or
(e)
[Section 12 Subsection (2) amended by No. 77 of 2005, s. 6, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
imported a trafficable quantity of a controlled substance into Tasmania it is presumed, unless the accused on the balance of probabilities proves otherwise, that the accused had the relevant intention or belief concerning the sale of the controlled substance required to constitute the offence.
(3)
[Section 12 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 9 of 2004, s. 6, Applied:27 May 2004]
. . . . . . . .
13.
Procuring child to traffic in controlled substance
(1)
A person must not procure a child to traffic in a controlled substance. Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 years.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, a person is taken to have procured a child to traffic in a controlled substance if the person
(a) procures the child to sell the controlled substance; or
(b) with the intention of selling the controlled substance or in the belief that another person intends to sell it, procures the child to prepare the controlled substance for supply or to transport the controlled substance.
14.
Supplying controlled drug to child
A person must not supply a controlled drug to a child. Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 years.
Division 4 - Property derived from major offences
15.
Interpretation of Division
(1)
In this Division
drug offence
means an offence under
Division 2
or
3
of this Part;
proceeds , in relation to a drug offence, includes
(a) the proceeds of any sale involved in committing the offence; and
(b) any remuneration or other reward for committing the offence;
property
means real or personal property, including things in action and other intangible property;
property derived from a drug offence
does not include a controlled drug, controlled plant or controlled precursor.
(2)
For the purposes of this Division
(a) property is taken to be directly derived from a drug offence if it is
(i) all or part of the proceeds of the offence; or
(ii) wholly or partly acquired by disposing of, or using, the proceeds of the offence; and
(b) property is taken to be indirectly derived from a drug offence if it is wholly or partly acquired by disposing of, or using
(i) property directly derived from the offence; or
(ii) property indirectly derived from the offence, including any property indirectly derived by virtue of the previous operation of
subparagraph (i) ; and
(c) property that has been directly or indirectly derived from a drug offence does not lose that status merely by being deposited with an authorised deposit-taking institution or elsewhere for credit to an account or for investment.
16.
Concealing, &c., property derived from drug offence
A person who knows that any property is directly or indirectly derived from a drug offence must not
(a) conceal the property; or
(b) transfer the property; or
(c) convert the property; or
(d) remove the property from Tasmania with the intention of evading or helping another person evade
(e) prosecution for a drug offence; or
(f) the imposition or enforcement of a pecuniary penalty for a drug offence; or
(g) the making or enforcement of an order for the confiscation or forfeiture of the property or any part of it.
Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 years.
17.
Receiving property directly derived from drug offence
(1)
A person must not receive any property if the person
(a) has no legal entitlement to the property; and
(b) knows that the property is directly derived from a drug offence committed by another person.
Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 years.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, property to which a person is legally entitled extends to property that is received by way of testamentary disposition, as reasonable payment for the supply of goods or services or in repayment of a lawful debt but does not extend to property received wholly or partly by way of gift.
PART 3 - Minor offences
Division 1 - Proceedings on offences
18.
Offences in this Part are summary offences
The offences in this Part are summary offences.
19.
Time for instituting proceedings
(1)
A prosecution for an offence under this Part may be instituted at any time within 2 years after the commission of the offence.
(2)
Subsection (1)
has effect notwithstanding
section 26 of the
Justices Act 1959
or any other law.
Division 2 - Manufacturing and cultivation
20.
Manufacturing controlled precursor
A person must not manufacture a controlled precursor. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
21.
Manufacturing controlled drug
A person must not manufacture a controlled drug. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
22.
Cultivating controlled plant
A person must not cultivate a controlled plant. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
22A.
Cultivating controlled plant for sale
[Section 22A Inserted by No. 27 of 2020, s. 21, Applied:01 Jul 2021]
(1)
A person must not cultivate a controlled plant
(a) with the intention of selling the controlled plant or any of its products; or
(b) in the belief that another person intends to sell the controlled plant or any of its products.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years.
(2)
If it is proved in proceedings for an offence under
subsection (1)
that the accused cultivated a trafficable quantity of a controlled plant, it is presumed, unless the accused on the balance of probabilities proves otherwise, that the accused had the relevant intention or belief concerning the sale of the controlled plant or its products required to constitute the offence.
Division 3 - Possession, use and administration
23.
Possessing thing used for administration of controlled drug
A person must not possess a utensil, appliance or other thing that is
(a) used or designed to be used in connection with the preparation, smoking, inhalation, administration or taking of a controlled drug or controlled plant; or
(b) apparently intended, after some adjustment, addition or other modification, to be used in connection with the preparation, smoking, inhalation, administration or taking of a controlled drug or controlled plant.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
24.
Possessing, using or administering controlled drug
A person must not
(a) possess a controlled drug; or
(b) use a controlled drug; or
(c) administer a controlled drug to another person.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
25.
Possessing or using controlled plant or its products
A person must not possess or use
(a) a controlled plant; or
(b) a controlled plant product.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
Division 4 - Sale, supply and trafficking
[Division 4 of Part 3 Heading amended by No. 27 of 2020, s. 22, Applied:01 Jul 2021]
26.
Selling or supplying controlled drug
A person must not sell or supply a controlled drug to another person. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years.
27.
Selling or supplying controlled plant or its products
A person must not sell or supply to another person
(a) a controlled plant; or
(b) a controlled plant product.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years.
27AA.
Trafficking controlled substances
[Section 27AA Inserted by No. 27 of 2020, s. 23, Applied:01 Jul 2021]
(1)
A person must not traffic in a controlled substance. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years.
(2)
If it is proved in proceedings for an offence under
subsection (1)
that the accused
(a) prepared a trafficable quantity of a controlled substance for supply; or
(b) transported a trafficable quantity of a controlled substance; or
(c) guarded or concealed a trafficable quantity of a controlled substance; or
(d) possessed a trafficable quantity of a controlled substance; or
(e) imported a trafficable quantity of a controlled substance into Tasmania it is presumed, unless the accused on the balance of probabilities proves otherwise, that the accused had the relevant intention or belief concerning the sale of the controlled substance required to constitute the offence.
Division 5 - Miscellaneous
27A.
Unlawful importation of controlled substance
[Section 27A Inserted by No. 77 of 2005, s. 7, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
A person must not import a controlled substance into Tasmania unless the person is authorised to do so by or under another law of the State. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
28.
Unlawful conduct in relation to prescriptions
(1)
In this section
blank prescription form
means
(a) a form that the Commission established under
section 4 of the
Health Insurance Commission Act 1973
of the Commonwealth has supplied or caused to be supplied to a health professional for the purposes of writing a prescription in accordance with the
National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960
of the Commonwealth; or
(b) a form that a health professional has privately prepared or caused to be prepared for the purpose of writing a prescription, being a form that identifies, and purports to be a prescription form of, that health professional;
conduct
includes the making of an oral or written representation;
[Section 28 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010]
[Section 28 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010]
health professional
means
(a) a medical practitioner; and
(b) a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the dental profession as a dentist; and
(c) a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the nursing profession who is endorsed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia to practise as a nurse practitioner; and
(d) a person who may lawfully practise as a veterinary surgeon, whether in this State or in a Territory or another State.
prescription
means a prescription of a health professional, for the supply of a substance comprising or consisting of a controlled drug or controlled precursor;
unlawfully altered , in relation to a prescription, means altered by a person other than the health professional who issued it.
(2)
A person must not
(a) forge a prescription; or
(b) possess a prescription knowing it to have been forged or unlawfully altered; or
(c) utter a prescription knowing it to have been forged or unlawfully altered.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
(3)
A person must not unlawfully alter a prescription. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
(4)
A person must not obtain a prescription by means of conduct that the person knows to be false, misleading or deceptive. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
(5)
A person must not, without lawful excuse, possess a blank prescription form. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
PART 4 - Enforcement
Division 1 - Police powers
29.
Power to seize controlled substances, &c.
(1)
In this section,
prescribed belief
means a reasonable belief that a controlled substance or other thing in relation to which an offence under this Act has been committed is
(a)
[Section 29 Subsection (1) amended by No. 77 of 2005, s. 8, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
in the possession of a person in any place; or
(b)
[Section 29 Subsection (1) amended by No. 77 of 2005, s. 8, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
on or in a conveyance in any place; or
(c)
[Section 29 Subsection (1) amended by No. 77 of 2005, s. 8, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
on an animal in any place.
(2)
A police officer who has a prescribed belief may, without warrant and with such assistance as the police officer reasonably considers necessary, take such one or more of the following actions as may be applicable in the circumstances:
(a) search the relevant person and detain that person for the purpose of carrying out the search;
(b) search the relevant conveyance or animal and detain it for the purpose of carrying out the search;
(c) seize the relevant conveyance or animal;
(d) seize anything that may be evidence of an offence under this Act.
(2A)
[Section 29 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 77 of 2005, s. 8, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
However,
subsection (2)
does not apply to private premises unless the police officer forms the prescribed belief only after having lawfully entered the premises.
(3)
The police officer, and any person assisting the police officer, may use such force as is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances.
(4)
A police officer who searches or is empowered to search a person pursuant to
subsection (2)
or any other Act may arrest the person without warrant if the police officer reasonably believes that the person has committed an offence under this Act.
(5)
In this section, a reference to a search of a person includes a reference to any clothing worn by the person and anything that may be in the person's possession.
30.
Power to conduct personal searches
(1)
In this section
body cavity
means rectum or vagina;
strip search
means a search, other than a body cavity search ordered by a magistrate under this section, in which the person searched is required to remove most or all of his or her clothes.
(2)
[Section 30 Subsection (2) amended by No. 77 of 2005, s. 9, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
Where a police officer detains a person for the purpose of search under
section 29
or
33 , the following provisions apply:
(a) if the person is female and it is proposed to conduct a strip search, a female police officer is to conduct it;
(b) if the person is male and it is proposed to conduct a strip search, a male police officer is to conduct it;
(c) if the search involves the application of force to the person, the police officer must give the Commissioner of Police a written report about the search within 7 days, including particulars of the circumstances that gave rise to the application of force;
(d) if the police officer reasonably suspects that a controlled substance may be present in one or more of the person's body cavities and wishes to determine whether or not that is the case, the police officer must cause the person to be brought before a magistrate;
(e) the magistrate before whom the person is brought may make an order that the person's body cavity or cavities specified in the order may be searched by a medical practitioner.
(3)
The magistrate's order, if made, is sufficient authority for a medical practitioner to search the person's body cavity or cavities specified in the order.
(4)
Notwithstanding
subsection (3)
(a) the person is first to be told that he or she may ask for the search to be conducted by a medical practitioner of the same sex as that person; and
(b) if the person does so ask, the search is not to be conducted except by a medical practitioner of that sex unless it is not reasonably practicable in the circumstances for such a medical practitioner to be present.
(5)
The magistrate's order also authorises
(a) a medical practitioner who is to conduct the search to ask another person to help with the search; and
(b) the other person to give that help.
(6)
Unless it is not reasonably practicable in the circumstances, the person asked to help is to be of the same sex as the person to be searched.
(7)
If the person subject to the magistrate's order refuses or fails to submit to the search, the medical practitioner and the helper, if any, may use reasonable force to enable the search to be conducted.
31.
Power to require information
(1)
A police officer who seizes a controlled substance or other thing under a search warrant or
section 29
may require the person from whom the controlled substance or thing was seized to state
(a) the person's name and the address of the person's place of residence or of the place where the person proposes next to reside; and
(b) the place at which, and the person from whom, the first-mentioned person obtained the controlled substance or thing.
(2)
A person must not
(a) fail to comply with a requirement made under
subsection (1)
in relation to the particulars referred to in
paragraph (a)
of that subsection; or
(b) without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement made under
subsection (1)
in relation to the particulars referred to in
paragraph (b)
of that subsection when it is within the person's power so to comply; or
(c) in response to a requirement made under
subsection (1) , give information that the person knows to be false or misleading.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(3)
A police officer who searches or is empowered to search a person under a search warrant or
section 29
may arrest the person without warrant if
(a) the person fails to comply with a requirement made under
subsection (1) ; or
(b) in response to such a requirement, the person gives information that the police officer reasonably believes to be false or misleading.
32.
Power to pursue suspect onto private property
Where
(a) a police officer reasonably believes that a person has committed an offence under this Act; and
(b) the person flees from the police officer's presence while the police officer, or another police officer, is trying to arrest the person or exercise another power under this Act in relation to the person; and
(c) the police officer, or another police officer, immediately pursues the person and the pursuit continues without interruption; and
(d) during the pursuit the person enters a private residence or another place that is not a public place the pursuing police officer may, without warrant and using no more force than is reasonably necessary for the purpose, enter the private residence or other place notwithstanding that it is not a public place.
33.
Power when executing search warrant
A police officer executing a search warrant in relation to any place may
(a) arrest without warrant any person found at the place who the police officer reasonably believes has committed an offence under this Act; and
(b) search any person found at the place and detain any such person for that purpose.
Division 2 - Matters relevant to proceedings
34.
Prosecution witness need not disclose source of information
A witness for the prosecution in proceedings under this Act is not obliged to disclose
(a) the fact that the witness received any information; or
(b) the nature of any information received by the witness; or
(c) the name of the person who gave the witness any information.
35.
Offences by bodies corporate
(1)
If a body corporate commits an offence under this Act each person concerned in the management of the body corporate is taken also to have committed the offence and may be convicted of the offence unless the person proves that the act or omission constituting the offence took place without the person's knowledge or consent or contrary to the person's orders or directions.
(2)
A person referred to in
subsection (1)
may be convicted of an offence under this Act whether or not the body corporate is charged with or convicted of the offence.
36.
Children not liable for conduct constituting certain offences
A person is not criminally liable for an offence under
section 13
or
14
if, at the time of the conduct constituting the offence, the person was a child.
36A.
Alternative convictions
[Section 36A Inserted by No. 9 of 2004, s. 7, Applied:27 May 2004]
(1)
A person who is indicted for but found not guilty of an offence under
section 6(1)
may be convicted of an offence under
section 21
if the evidence in the proceedings on the indictment establishes that the person committed that other offence.
(2)
A person who is indicted for but found not guilty of an offence under
section 7(1)
may be convicted of either or both of the following offences if the evidence in the proceedings on the indictment establishes that the person committed that other offence or, if applicable, those other offences:
(a) an offence under
section 22 ;
(b) an offence under
section 25 .
(3)
[Section 36A Subsection (3) amended by No. 77 of 2005, s. 10, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
A person who is indicted for but found not guilty of an offence under
section 12(1)
may be convicted of an offence under
section 24 ,
25
or
27A
if the evidence in the proceedings on the indictment establishes that the person committed that other offence.
(4)
This section has effect despite anything to the contrary in
Chapter XXXIX of Part IX of the
Criminal Code
.
36B.
Costs of analysis or examination
[Section 36B Inserted by No. 9 of 2004, s. 7, Applied:27 May 2004]
(1)
In this section,
analyst
has the same meaning as in the
Poisons Act 1971 .
(2)
Where, for proceedings under this Act, the prosecutor has caused the substance or plant to which the proceedings relate to be analysed or examined by an analyst, the court may, in case of a conviction, assess the reasonable expense of and attending the analysis or examination and award it against the defendant as part of the costs of the prosecutor.
(3)
In addition to the costs, if any, under
subsection (2) , the court may assess and award against the defendant
(a) as part of the costs of the prosecutor, the expenses incurred by the prosecutor while engaged in travelling to and attending the trial, including the proportionate part of the prosecutor's salary while so engaged; and
(b) if an analyst has given evidence in the proceedings, such costs in respect of the analyst's attendance as the court may determine.
Division 3 - Forfeiture and disposal
[Division 3 of Part 4 Heading amended by No. 77 of 2005, s. 11, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
37.
Crown becomes owner of controlled substances, &c., that are seized, surrendered or found
[Section 37 Substituted by No. 77 of 2005, s. 12, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
(1)
This section applies if a controlled substance or prescription form is
(a) seized by a police officer under a search warrant or
section 29 ; or
(b) voluntarily surrendered to a police officer; or
(c) found by a police officer.
(2)
The controlled substance or prescription form
(a) becomes the property of the Crown as soon as it is seized, surrendered or found; and
(b) may be disposed of as the Minister directs.
37A.
Disposal, &c., of evidence that cannot be practicably or safely held
[Section 37A Inserted by No. 77 of 2005, s. 12, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
(1)
In this section
evidentiary material
means a controlled substance or hazardous chemical that
(a) has been seized by or otherwise come into the possession of a police officer; and
(b) is or could be relevant to proceedings or prospective proceedings for an offence against this Act;
hazardous chemical
means a chemical or other substance that
(a) is used or capable of being used in connection with the manufacture of a controlled substance; and
(b) is, by reason of its combustibility, volatility, toxicity or some other quality, unsafe or potentially unsafe.
(2)
This section applies if the Commissioner of Police is satisfied on reasonable grounds that it is impracticable or unsafe to hold or continue holding any evidentiary material.
(3)
The Commissioner of Police may cause the evidentiary material to be
(a) rendered safe or inert (if necessary by treating, repackaging or breaking up the material); or
(b) destroyed or otherwise disposed of.
(4)
However, before any action is taken under
subsection (3) , the Commissioner of Police must
(a) if the evidentiary material is or could be relevant to indictable proceedings or prospective indictable proceedings against this Act, consult the Director of Public Prosecutions; and
(b) ensure that
(i) 2 or more samples are taken of the evidentiary material; and
(ii) each of those samples is a true representation of the nature of the evidentiary material.
(5)
The Commissioner must ensure that the samples so taken are kept securely for as long as they are reasonably likely to be required for evidentiary purposes.
(6)
The Minister may
(a) issue the Commissioner of Police with written guidelines regarding the administration of this section; and
(b) amend or rescind any such guidelines.
(7)
The Commissioner of Police must comply with the Minister's guidelines.
(8)
The Minister's guidelines are not
(a) statutory rules for the purposes of the
Rules Publication Act 1953 ; or
(b) instruments of a legislative character for the purposes of the
Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 .
38.
Forfeiture of property on conviction
A court that convicts or finds a person guilty of an offence under this Act may, in addition to any other order that it may make, order that any property of the person used in the commission of the offence is forfeited to the Crown.
Division 4 - Authorisation of possession and supply for certain purposes
38A.
Interpretation of Division
[Section 38A of Part 4 Inserted by No. 7 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:20 May 2016]
(1)
In this Division
ancillary action , in relation to an authorisation, means an action that is
(a) directly related to achieving an authorised purpose; and
(b) reasonably required to be carried out in order to enable that purpose to be achieved;
authorisation
means an authorisation issued under
section 38B(1) ;
authorised person
means a person to whom an authorisation has been issued under
section 38B(1) ;
authorisation purpose , in relation to an authorisation, means a purpose specified, in accordance with
section 38B(4)(b) , in the authorisation;
correctional officer
means a person, appointed under
section 5 of the
Corrections Act 1997
, whose duties under that Act include the training or use of dogs in the detection of controlled substances;
Director of Corrective Services
means the Director of Corrective Services appointed under
section 5 of the
Corrections Act 1997
;
employee
means a person employed in any Agency of which the Commissioner of Police is the Head of Agency.
(2)
Without limiting the generality of the meaning of supply in
section 3 , supply , in relation to a controlled substance
(a) includes transport and delivery, or either, of the controlled substance; but
(b) does not include sale or use, or provision for use, of the controlled substance for any purpose other than an authorisation purpose specified in the authorisation in accordance with which the supply occurs.
38B.
Authorisation of possession and supply of controlled substances for certain purposes
[Section 38B of Part 4 Inserted by No. 7 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:20 May 2016]
(1)
The Commissioner of Police may authorise
(a) a police officer; or
(b) an employee; or
(c) a correctional officer (an
authorised person ) to possess and supply controlled substances for the purposes, for which the authorisation may be issued, that are specified in the authorisation, and to carry out any ancillary actions.
(2)
The purposes for which an authorisation may be issued are
(a) for the training, and use, by police officers or correctional officers, of dogs used, or to be used, in the detection of controlled substances; and
(b) for the transport and delivery of samples of controlled substances to
(i) other police officers or correctional officers; or
(ii) other persons who are police officers for the purposes of an Act of another State, a Territory or the Commonwealth.
(3)
An authorisation must be in writing and signed by the Commissioner of Police.
(4)
An authorisation must specify the following:
(a) the name of the authorised person to whom the authorisation relates;
(b) the purposes for which the authorised person has been issued the authorisation;
(c) the conditions, if any, on which the authorisation has been issued;
(d) the period, of not more than one year, for which the authorisation remains in effect;
(e) the date on which the authorisation is signed by the Commissioner of Police.
(5)
The Commissioner of Police is only to issue to a person an authorisation that is to be in effect for a period that is as long as is reasonably necessary to enable the authorisation purposes to be fulfilled.
(6)
Despite any other Act or law of this jurisdiction, an authorised person who engages in conduct (whether in this jurisdiction or otherwise) that, but for this section, would constitute an offence is not criminally responsible in relation to the conduct if he or she engages in the conduct under and in accordance with an authorisation in relation to him or her that is in effect.
38C.
Variation or cancellation of authorisation
[Section 38C of Part 4 Inserted by No. 7 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:20 May 2016]
(1)
The Commissioner of Police
(a) may vary or cancel an authorisation at any time; and
(b) must cancel an authorisation if he or she is satisfied that the authorisation is no longer necessary.
(2)
The Commissioner of Police must give to an authorised person written notice of the variation or cancellation of the authorisation.
(3)
A notice under
subsection (2)
must specify why the authorisation to which the notice relates is varied or cancelled.
(4)
A notice under
subsection (2)
of the variation or cancellation of an authorisation to which the notice relates takes effect
(a) on the day on which the notice is given to the person; or
(b) if the notice specifies that it takes effect on a later day on the day so specified.
38D.
Powers under Division non-delegable
[Section 38D of Part 4 Inserted by No. 7 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:20 May 2016]
Despite this or any other Act, the Commissioner of Police may not delegate to another person, or authorise another person to exercise, a power of the Commissioner of Police under
section 38B
or
38C .
38E.
Authorisation does not limit other powers
[Section 38E of Part 4 Inserted by No. 7 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:20 May 2016]
Nothing in this Division is to be taken to require a police officer to be authorised for purposes other than an authorisation purpose.
38F.
Authorised person to provide report about authorisation
[Section 38F of Part 4 Inserted by No. 7 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:20 May 2016]
(1)
An authorised person must, as soon as practicable after
(a) the end of each financial year in which his or her authorisation was in effect; or
(b) his or her authorisation ceases to be in effect provide to the Commissioner of Police a written report in relation to the authorisation.
(2)
A report, by an authorised person under
subsection (1) , in relation to an authorisation is to contain the following details:
(a) the quantity, and a description, of each controlled substance that was possessed by the authorised person, or supplied by the authorised person to another person, under the authorisation;
(b) any ancillary actions taken by the authorised person;
(c) the name of any other person to whom a controlled substance was supplied by the authorised person under the authorisation and the address at which the controlled substance was so supplied;
(d) if the controlled substance was supplied by the authorised person to another person for delivery to a third person, the name and address of the third person to whom the controlled substance was to be delivered;
(e) each day in which the authorised person was in possession of the controlled substance.
38G.
Commissioner of Police to keep certain records
[Section 38G of Part 4 Inserted by No. 7 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:20 May 2016]
The Commissioner of Police must cause to be kept records of
(a) all authorisations; and
(b) all notices under
section 38C ; and
(c) all reports provided to him or her under
section 38F(1) .
38H.
Commissioner of Police to report to Ombudsman
[Section 38H of Part 4 Inserted by No. 7 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:20 May 2016]
(1)
The Commissioner of Police is to provide to the Ombudsman, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, a report ( an operational report ) containing
(a) the number of authorisations issued during the financial year; and
(b) the purposes for which the authorisations were issued; and
(c) a summary of the details specified in each report received by the Commissioner of Police under
section 38F(1) .
(2)
The summary included, in the report under
subsection (1) , in accordance with
subsection (1)(c)
is not required to contain any details that may, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Police, compromise the lawful carrying out of the duties of a police officer.
38I.
Reports by Ombudsman
[Section 38I of Part 4 Inserted by No. 7 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:20 May 2016]
(1)
The Ombudsman must, as soon as practicable after receiving an operational report under
section 38H(1) , prepare a report setting out
(a) a summary of the matters provided in the operational report; and
(b) the Ombudsman's opinion as to the comprehensiveness and adequacy of the records of the Commissioner of Police kept under
section 38G ; and
(c) the Ombudsman's opinion as to whether the authorisations to which the operational report relates have been effective and appropriate; and
(d) the Ombudsman's comments and suggestions as to how the issue, supervision and implementation of authorisations may be improved.
(2)
The Ombudsman must include his or her report under
subsection (1)
in the annual report prepared in accordance with
section 30 of the
Ombudsman Act 1978
.
PART 5 - Miscellaneous
39.
Regulations
(1)
The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.
(2)
The regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations.
(3)
The Governor may make regulations of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.
(4)
A provision of a regulation made pursuant to
subsection (3)
may, if the regulation so provides, take effect on the day proclaimed under
section 2
or a later day.
40.
Amendment of Schedule 1
(1)
In this section,
component
means a clause, subclause, paragraph or subparagraph.
(2)
The Governor may, by order, amend
Part 1
of
Schedule 1
by doing any one or more of the following:
(a) inserting a new component or expression;
(b) omitting a component or expression;
(c) omitting a component or expression and substituting another component or expression.
(3)
The Governor may, by order, amend
Part 2 ,
3
or
4
of
Schedule 1
by doing any one or more of the following:
(a) inserting a new item in any table;
(b) omitting an item from any table;
(c) omitting an item from any table and substituting another item.
(4)
The provisions of
section 47(3) ,
(3A) ,
(4) ,
(5) ,
(6)
and
(7) of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1931
apply to an order under this section as if the order were regulations within the meaning of that Act.
41.
Administration of Act
Until provision is made in relation to this Act by order under
section 4 of the
Administrative Arrangements Act 1990
(a) the administration of this Act is assigned to the Minister for Justice and Industrial Relations; and
(b) the department responsible to the Minister for Justice and Industrial Relations in relation to the administration of this Act is the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.
SCHEDULE 1 - Controlled substances and trafficable quantities
Sections 3
and
40
PART 1 - Interpretation
[Part 1 of Schedule 1 Substituted by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
1.
In this Schedule
(a)
[Part 1 of Schedule 1 Amended by No. 7 of 2012, s. 24, Applied:01 Jul 2012]
. . . . . . . .
(b) the letter "S" , followed immediately by a number, is a reference to the schedule to the Poisons List having that number; and
(c) a reference to a substance ( "the relevant substance" ) includes
(i) every salt, active principle or derivative of the relevant substance and every salt of such an active principle or derivative; and
(ii) a preparation or admixture containing any proportion of the relevant substance; and
(iii) every ester or ether of the relevant substance and every salt of such an ester or ether; and
(iv) every substance that is, in relation to the relevant substance, a stereoisomer or structural isomer (with the same constituent groups); and
(v) every substance that is, in relation to a substance referred to in
paragraph (iv) , a substance of a kind described in
paragraph (i) ,
(ii)
or
(iii) ; and
(vi) any substance that is otherwise a homologue, analogue or chemical derivative of, or substantially similar in chemical structure to, the relevant substance.
PART 2 - Controlled drugs
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2002, No. 111, Applied:02 Oct 2002]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2002, No. 111, Applied:02 Oct 2002]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2002, No. 111, Applied:02 Oct 2002]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2002, No. 111, Applied:02 Oct 2002]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2002, No. 111, Applied:02 Oct 2002]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2003, No. 87, Applied:06 Aug 2003]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2003, No. 87, Applied:06 Aug 2003]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2005, No. 39, Applied:18 May 2005]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2005, No. 39, Applied:18 May 2005]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2005, No. 39, Applied:18 May 2005]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2006, No. 90, Applied:13 Sep 2006]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2006, No. 90, Applied:13 Sep 2006]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2006, No. 90, Applied:13 Sep 2006]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2006, No. 90, Applied:13 Sep 2006]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2006, No. 90, Applied:13 Sep 2006]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2006, No. 90, Applied:13 Sep 2006]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2006, No. 90, Applied:13 Sep 2006]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2006, No. 90, Applied:13 Sep 2006]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2006, No. 90, Applied:13 Sep 2006]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 86, Applied:10 Oct 2012]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2015, No. 20, Applied:22 Apr 2015]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2015, No. 20, Applied:22 Apr 2015]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2015, No. 20, Applied:22 Apr 2015]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2015, No. 20, Applied:22 Apr 2015]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2015, No. 20, Applied:22 Apr 2015]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2015, No. 20, Applied:22 Apr 2015]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2015, No. 20, Applied:22 Apr 2015]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2015, No. 20, Applied:22 Apr 2015]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2015, No. 20, Applied:22 Apr 2015]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2015, No. 20, Applied:22 Apr 2015]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2015, No. 20, Applied:22 Apr 2015]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2015, No. 20, Applied:22 Apr 2015]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2015, No. 20, Applied:22 Apr 2015]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2016, No. 72, Applied:31 Aug 2016]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2016, No. 72, Applied:31 Aug 2016]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2016, No. 72, Applied:31 Aug 2016]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2016, No. 72, Applied:31 Aug 2016]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2016, No. 72, Applied:31 Aug 2016]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2016, No. 72, Applied:31 Aug 2016]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2016, No. 72, Applied:31 Aug 2016]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2022, No. 89, Applied:16 Nov 2022]
[Part 2 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2022, No. 89, Applied:16 Nov 2022]
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Controlled drug
Column 3
Trafficable quantity
1.
Acetorphine
2.
Acetyl-alpha-methylfentanyl
3.
N -acetylanthranilic acid
4.
Acetyldihydrocodeine
5.
Acetylmethadol
6.
Acetylmorphines
7.
Alfentanil
8.
Alkoxyamphetamines and substituted alkoxyamphetamines except when separately specified in this Schedule
25g
9.
Alkoxyphenylethylamines and substituted alkoxyphenylethylamines except when separately specified in this Schedule
10.
Alkylthioamphetamines and substituted alkylthioamphetamines except when separately specified in this Schedule
25g
10A.
Allylescaline
11.
Allylprodine
12.
Alphacetylmethadol
13.
Alphameprodine
14.
Alphamethadol
15.
Alpha-methylfentanyl
16.
Alpha-methylthiofentanyl
17.
Alphaprodine
18.
Alprazolam
19.
2-amino-1-chloro-1-phenylpropane
20.
2-amino-1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-methyl)phenylpropane ( otherwise known as 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine or 2,5-dimethoxy-4-α-dimethylphenethylamine or STP or DOM )
21.
5-(2-aminopropyl)indan and substituted 5-(2-aminopropyl)indans except when separately specified in this Schedule
22.
Amphetamine
(a) in individual packages
20 packages
(b) in any other form
25g
23.
Amylobarbitone
24.
Anabolic and androgenic steroidal agents (including those separately specified in S4)
25.
Androisoxazole
26.
Anileridine
27.
Benactyzine and other substances structurally derived from diphenylmethane with ataractic properties
28.
Benzethidine
29.
Benzodiazepine derivatives not elsewhere specified in this Schedule
29AA.
1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(methylamino)-1-pentanone ( otherwise known as pentylone )
25g or 20 units
29A.
1-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one otherwise known as methylenedioxypyrovalerone or MDPV
25 grams (or 20 Units)
29B.
1-benzofuran-5-ylpropan-2-amine ( otherwise known as 5-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran or 5-APB)
25g or 20 units
29C.
1-benzofuran-6-ylpropan-2-amine ( otherwise known as 6-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran or 6-APB )
25g or 20 units
29D.
Benzoylindoles
5g or 20 units
30.
Benzylmorphine
30A.
Benzylpiperazine (otherwise known as BZP)
31.
Betacetylmethadol
32.
Beta-hydroxyfentanyl
33.
Beta-hydroxy-3-methylfentanyl
34.
Betameprodine
35.
Betamethadol
36.
Betaprodine
37.
Bezitramide
38.
Boldenone ( otherwise known as dehydrotestosterone )
39.
Bromazepam
40.
Bromides (S4)
40A.
1-(8-Bromobenzo[1,2-b;4,5-b']difuran-4-yl)-2-aminopropane otherwise known as Bromo-dragonfly
25 grams (or 20 Units)
41.
4-bromo-3,5-dimethoxyamphetamine ( otherwise known as BDMA )
42.
4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine ( otherwise known as BDMPEA )
25g
42A.
2-(4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)- N -[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine (otherwise known as 25B-NBOMe)
25g or 20 units
43.
3-bromo-4-methoxyamphetamine
44.
4-bromo-3-methoxyamphetamine
25g
46.
Bromvaletone
47.
Bufotenine
48.
Buprenorphine
5g
48A.
1,4-butanediol when intended for human ingestion
49.
Butobarbitone
50.
Butorphanol
50A.
4-butyrolactone (otherwise known as gamma-butyrolactone (GBL)) when intended for human ingestion
51.
Captodiame
52.
Carfentanyl
53.
Cathine
54.
Cathinone
55.
Chloral hydrate (S4)
56.
Chlorbutol (S4)
57.
Chlordiazepoxide
58.
Chlormethiazole
59.
Chlormezanone
59A.
4-chloro-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine
25 grams (or 20 Units)
59B.
2-(4-chloro-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)- N -[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine (otherwise known as 25C-NBOMe)
25g or 20 units
61.
1-chlorophenyl-2-methylaminopropane ( otherwise known as 2-(N-methylamino)-1-chloro-1-propane )
62.
Clobazam
63.
Clonazepam
64.
Clonitazene
65.
Clorazepate
66.
Clostebol ( otherwise known as 4-chloro-testosterone )
67.
Cocaine
(a) in individual packages
20 packages
(b) in any other form
25g
68.
Coca leaf
69.
Codeine
25g
70.
Codeine- N -oxide
71.
Codoxime
72.
4-cyano-2-dimethylamino-4,4-diphenylbutane
73.
4-cyano-1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine ( otherwise known as pethidine intermediate A )
74.
Cyclobarbitone
74C.
l-cyclohexyl-4-(1,2-diphenylethyl)piperazine ( otherwise known as MT-45 )
74E.
Cyclohexylphenols
5g or 20 units
74H.
Darbepoetin alfa
75.
Desomorphine
76.
Dexamphetamine
25g
77.
Dextromoramide
10g
78.
Dextropropoxyphene (S4)
79.
Diacetylmorphine ( otherwise known as heroin )
(a) in individual packages
20 packages
(b) in any other form
25g
79A.
N,N-Diallyl-5-Methoxytryptamine ( otherwise known as 5-MeO-DALT )
5g or 20 units
80.
Diampromide
81.
Diazepam
81A.
Dibenzopyrans
5g or 20 units
81M.
3,4-dichloro- N -(2-(dimethylamino)cyclohexyl)-N-methylbenzamide ( otherwise known as U-47700 )
82.
Diethylpropion
83.
Diethylthiambutene
84.
N , N -diethyltryptamine ( otherwise known as DET )
85.
Difenoxin
85A.
1-(2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl)propan-2-amine
(otherwise known as 5-(2-aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran or 5-APDB )
25g or 20 units
85B.
1-(2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-6-yl)propan-2-amine (otherwise known as 6-(2-aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran or 6-APDB)
25g or 20 units
86.
Dihydrocodeine
86A.
6-7-dihydro-5 H -cyclopenta[ f ][1,3]benzodioxol-6-amine otherwise known as 5,6-Methylenedeioxy-2-aminoindane or MDAI
25 grams (or 20 Units)
86B.
2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-amine or 2-aminoindane ( otherwise known as 2-AI )
25g or 20 units
87.
Dihydromorphine
88.
Dimenoxadol
89.
Dimepheptanol
90.
2,4-dimethoxyamphetamine
91.
3,4-dimethoxyamphetamine
92.
2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine ( otherwise known as 2,5-dimethoxy-α-methylphenyl-ethylamine or DMA )
(a) in individual packages
20 packages
(b) in any other form
25g
93.
2,5-dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine ( otherwise known as DOB )
25g
94.
3,4-dimethoxy-5-ethoxyamphetamine
25g
95.
2,5-dimethoxy-4-ethoxyamphetamine
25g
96.
4,5-dimethoxy-2-ethoxyamphetamine
25g
97.
2,5-dimethoxy-4-ethyl-α-amphetamine ( otherwise known as 2,5-dimethoxy-4-ethyl-α-methylphenylethylamine or DOET )
25g
97AA.
2,5-dimethoxy-4-ethylphenethylamine
25 grams (or 20 Units)
97A.
2,5-dimethoxy-4-ethylthiophenethylamine (otherwise known as 2C-T-2)
97B.
2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenethylamine (otherwise known as 2C-I)
98.
2,3-dimethoxy-4,5-methylenedioxyamphetamine
25g
99.
2,5-dimethoxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine
25g
99A.
2-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-(2-methoxybenzyl)ethanamine ( otherwise known as 25H-NBOMe )
100.
3,4-dimethoxyphenylethylamine
100AA.
2,5-dimethoxy-4-propylphenethylamine otherwise known as 2C-P
5 grams (or 20 Units)
100A.
2,5-dimethoxy-4-(N)-propylthiophenethylamine (otherwise known as 2C-T-7)
101.
3-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)-4-hydroxyindole ( otherwise known as psilocine or psilotsin )
101A.
N,N-Dimethylamphetamine (Dimetamfetamine)
102.
Dimethylthiambutene
103.
3-(1,2-dimethylheptyl)-1-hydroxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-6 H -dibenzo[ b , d ]pyran ( otherwise known as DMHP )
104.
N , N -dimethyltryptamine ( otherwise known as DMT )
105.
Dioxaphetyl butyrate
106.
Diphenoxylate (S8)
106A.
1-(1,2-diphenylethyl)piperidine ( otherwise known as diphenidine )
107.
Dipipanone
108.
Dronabinol ( also known as delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or delta-9-THC ) when packed and prepared for therapeutic use
109.
Drostanolone
110.
Drotebanol
111.
Ecgonine
112.
Ephedrine
30g
112M.
Epoetin alfa
112N.
Epoetin beta
113.
Erythropoietin
113D.
Erythropoietins
114.
Ethinamate
115.
N-ethyl-α-methyl-3,4-(methylenedioxy) phenethylamine ( otherwise known as N-ethyl MDA )
116.
Ethylamphetamine
25g
116A.
ethylcathinone
25 grams (or 20 Units)
117.
4,5-ethylenedioxy-3-methoxyamphetamine
25g
118.
Ethylmethylthiambutene
119.
Ethylmorphine
119M.
Ethylnaphthidate ( otherwise known as HDEP-28 )
120.
Ethyloestronol
120A.
Ethylphenidate
25g
121.
Eticyclidine ( otherwise known as N-ethyl-1-phenylcyclohexylamine or PCE )
121A.
Etodesnitazene (otherwise known as Etazene)
122.
Etonitazene
123.
Etorphine
124.
Etoxeridine
125.
Fenetylline
126.
Fentanyl
200mg
127.
Flunitrazepam
500mg
127A.
2-fluoromethcathinone
25 grams (or 20 Units)
127B.
3-fluoromethcathinone
25 grams (or 20 Units)
127C.
4-fluoromethcathinone
25 grams (or 20 Units)
127D.
4-fluoro-N-methylamphetamine
25 grams (or 20 Units)
127DA.
3-fluorophenmetrazine
(a) in individual packages
20 packages
(b) in any other form
25g
127E.
1-(p-fluorophenyl)piperazine
25 grams (or 20 Units)
128.
Fluoxymesterone
129.
Flurazepam
130.
Furethidine
131.
Glutethimide
132.
Harmala alkaloids except in herbs, or preparations, for therapeutic use
(a) containing 0.1% or less of harmala alkaloids; or
(b) in divided preparations containing 2mg or less of harmala alkaloids per recommended daily dose
133.
3-hexyl-1-hydroxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-6 H -dibenzo[ b , d ]pyran ( otherwise known as parahexyl )
134.
Hydrocodone
135.
Hydromorphinol
136.
Hydromorphone
137.
4-hydroxybutanoic acid (otherwise known as gamma-hydroxybutyrate or GHB) , except when specified elsewhere in this Schedule
137A.
4-hydroxybutyraldehyde when intended for human ingestion
137B.
2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-5-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)phenol otherwise known as CP 47,497
5 grams (or 20 Units)
138.
Hydroxypethidine
138A.
5-iodo-2,3-dihydro-1 H -inden-2-amine otherwise known as 5-lodo-2-aminoindane or 5-IAI
25 grams (or 20 Units)
138B.
2-((2-(4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylamino)methyl)phenol (otherwise known as 25I-NBOH)
25g or 20 units
138C.
2-(4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)- N -[(2-fluorophenyl)methyl]ethanamine (otherwise known as 25I-NBF)
25g or 20 units
138D.
2-(4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)- N -[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine (otherwise known as 25I-NBOMe)
25g or 20 units
138E.
2-(4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)- N -[(2, 3-methylenedioxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine (otherwise known as 25I-NBMD)
25g or 20 units
140.
Isomethadone
141.
Ketamine
142.
Ketobemidone
143.
Levamphetamine
25g
144.
Levomethamphetamine
25g
145.
Levomethorphan
146.
Levomoramide
147.
Levophenacylmorphan
148.
Levorphanol
149.
Lorazepam
150.
Lysergic acid
151.
Lysergide ( otherwise known as lysergic acid diethylamide or LSD or LSD-25 )
2mg or 20 units
152.
Mecloqualone
153.
Medazepam
154.
Mestanolone
155.
Mesterolone ( otherwise known as methyldihydrotestosterone )
156.
Metazocine
157.
Methadone
158.
Methandienone ( otherwise known as methandrostenolone )
159.
Methandriol
160.
Methaqualone
161.
Methcathinone
162.
Methenolone
162AA.
Methoxetamine
162A.
5-methoxy- a -methyltryptamine (5-MeO-AMT)
162B.
N-(2-methoxybenzyl)-1-[(7R)-3-bromo-2,5-dimethoxybicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1,3,5-trien-7-yl]methanamine (otherwise known as 2CBCB-NBOMe)
25g or 20 units
163.
2-methoxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine
25g
164.
2-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxyamphetamine
25g
165.
4-methoxy-2,3-methylenedioxyamphetamine
25g
166.
5-methoxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine ( otherwise known as 5-methoxy-3,4-methylenedioxy-α-methylphenylethylamine or MMDA )
25g
167.
2-methoxy-3,4-methylenedioxyphenylethylamine
168.
3-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxyphenylethylamine
169.
4-methoxy-α-methylphenylethylamine ( otherwise known as PMA )
169A.
5-methoxy-N,N-diallyltryptamine
10 grams (or 20 Units)
170.
4-methoxyphenylethylamine
170A.
2-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-(1-pentylindol-3-yl)ethanone otherwise known as JWH-250
5 grams (or 20 Units)
170B.
2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpentan-1-one ( otherwise known as pentedrone )
25g or 20 units
171.
4-methylaminorex ( otherwise known as 2-amino-4-methyl-5-phenyl-2-oxazoline or 4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-phenyl-2-oxazolamine or ICE or Euphoria )
172.
Methylamphetamine ( otherwise known as methamphetamine or 1-phenyl-2-methylaminopropane )
(a) in individual packages
20 packages
(b) in any other form
25g
173.
Methyldesorphine
174.
Methyldihydromorphine
174A.
N -methyl-6-7-dihydro-5 H -cyclopenta[ f ][1,3]benzodioxol-6-amine otherwise known as 5,6-Methylenedioxy- N -methyl-2-aminoindane or MDMAI
25 grams (or 20 Units)
175.
2,3-methylenedioxyamphetamine ( otherwise known as 2,3-MDA )
(a) in individual packages
20 packages
(b) in any other form
25g
176.
3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine ( otherwise known as MDA)
(a) in individual packages
20 packages
(b) in any other form
25g
177.
N,α-dimethyl-3,4-(methylenedioxy) phenylethylamine ( otherwise known as MDMA )
10g
178.
N,α-dimethyl-2,3-(methylenedioxy) phenylethylamine ( otherwise known as 2,3-MDMA )
10g
178A.
3,4-methylenedioxyethylcathinone
25 grams (or 20 Units)
178B.
3,4-methylenedioxymethcathinone
25 grams (or 20 Units)
179.
3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone
179A.
( RS )-1-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-butanone or 3',4'-methylenedioxy-á-pyrrolidinobutiophenone ( otherwise known as MDPBP )
25g or 20 units
179B.
4-methylethcathinone ( otherwise known as 4-MEC )
25g or 20 units
180.
3-methylfentanyl
180A.
4-methylmethcathinone
25 grams (or 20 Units)
181.
N- [α-methyl-3,4-(methylenedioxy)phenethyl] hydroxylamine ( otherwise known as N-hydroxy MDA )
182.
N -methyl-1-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-butanamine ( otherwise known as MBDB )
183.
2-methyl-3-morpholino-1,1-diphenylpropane carboxylic acid ( moramide intermediate )
183M.
Methylnaphthidate ( otherwise known as HDMP-28 )
184.
Methylpentynol and other substituted alkynes for internal use
185.
Methylphenidate
25g
186.
1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid ( otherwise known as pethidine intermediate C )
187.
1-methyl-4-phenyl-4-piperidinol propionate ( otherwise known as 1-methyl-4-phenyl-4-propionoxypiperidine or MPPP )
188.
Methyltestosterone
189.
4-methylthioamphetamine
25g
190.
3-methylthiofentanyl
191.
Methyprylone
191A.
Metonitazene
192.
Metopon
193.
Mibolerone
194.
Midazolam
195.
Morpheridine
196.
Morphine
25g
197.
Morphine methobromide
25g
198.
Morphine- N -oxide
199.
Muscimol
200.
Myrophine
201.
Nabilone
202.
Nalbuphine
203.
Nandrolone ( otherwise known as nortestosterone )
203A.
naphthalen-1-yl-(1-butylindol-3-yl)methanone otherwise known as JWH-073
5 grams (or 20 Units)
203B.
naphthalen-1-yl-(1-pentylindol-3-yl)methanone otherwise known as JWH-018
5 grams (or 20 Units)
203C.
1-naphthalen-2-yl-pyrrolidin-1-ylpentan-1-one otherwise known as Naphyrone O-2482
25 grams (or 20 Units)
203D.
Naphthoylindoles
5g or 20 units
203E.
Naphthoylpyrroles
5g or 20 units
203F.
Naphthylmethylindenes
5g or 20 units
203G.
Naphthylmethylindoles
5g or 20 units
204.
Nicocodine
205.
Nicodicodine
206.
Nicomorphine
25g
207.
Nitrazepam
209.
Noracymethadol
210.
Norcodeine
211.
Norethandrolone
212.
Norlevorphanol
213.
Normethadone
214.
Normorphine
215.
Norpipanone
216.
Opium (except the alkaloids noscapine and papaverine )
217.
Oxandrolone
218.
Oxazepam
219.
Oxycodone
10g
220.
Oxymesterone ( otherwise known as hydroxymethyltestosterone )
221.
Oxymetholone
222.
Oxymorphone
223.
Para-fluorofentanyl
224.
Paraldehyde
225.
Pentazocine
226.
Pentobarbitone
227.
Pethidine
10g
228.
Phenadoxone
229.
Phenampromide
230.
Phenazocine
231.
Phencyclidine ( otherwise known as 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)piperidine or PCP )
232.
Phendimetrazine
233.
1-phenethyl-4-phenyl-4-piperidinol acetate ( otherwise known as 1-phenylethyl-4-phenyl-4-acetoxypiperidine or PEPAP )
234.
Phenmetrazine
235.
Phenomorphan
236.
Phenoperidine
237.
Phentermine
237A.
Phenylacetylindoles
5g or 20 units
238.
4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester ( otherwise known as pethidine intermediate B )
239A.
1-phenyl-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-pentanone ( otherwise known as α-pyrrolidiniopentiophenone or α-PVP )
25 grams (or 20 units)
240.
Pholcodine
241.
Piminodine
242.
Piritramide
243.
Poppy straw concentrate (being the material arising when poppy straw has entered into a process for concentration of its alkaloids)
244.
Prazepam
245.
Proheptazine
246.
Properidine
247.
Propiram
248.
Pseudoephedrine in a quantity greater than 6g
30g
248A.
Psilocin ( otherwise known as 4-HO-DMT )
5g or 20 units
249.
Psilocybine
250.
Quinalbarbitone
251.
Racemethorphan
252.
Racemoramide
253.
Racemorphan
254.
Remifentanil
255.
Rolicyclidine ( otherwise known as 1-(1- phenylcyclohexyl)pyrrolidine or PHP or PCPY )
255M.
Salvinorin A (otherwise known as Methyl (2S, 4aR, 6aR, 7R, 9S, 10aS, 10bR)-9-Acetoxy-6a,10b-Dimethyl-4,10-Dioxo-Dodecahydro-2-(3-Furyl)-2H-Naphtho[2,1-c]Pyran-7-Carboxylate)
256.
Secbutobarbitone
257.
Somatropin (human growth hormone)
258.
Stanolone ( otherwise known as dihydrotestosterone )
259.
Stanozolol
260.
Sufentanil
260A.
Synthetic cannabinomimetics
5g or 20 units
261.
Temazepam
262.
Tenocyclidine ( otherwise known as 1- [ 1-(2-thienyl)cyclohexyl ] -piperidine or TCP )
263.
Testosterone (S4)
264.
Tetrahydrocannabinols ( otherwise known as THC ), and their alkyl homologues, except
(a) when separately specified in this Schedule; or
(b) when included in Schedule 8 of the Poisons List ; or
(c) in hemp seed oil, containing 50mg/kg or less of tetrahydrocannabinols, when labelled "Not for internal use" or "Not to be taken"; or
(d) in products for purposes other than internal human use containing 50mg/kg or less of tetrahydrocannabinols
265.
2,3,4,5-tetramethoxyamphetamine
25g
266.
Thebacon
267.
Thebaine
267A.
1-(2-thienyl)-2-(methylamino)propane ( otherwise known as methiopropamine or MPA )
25g or 20 units
268.
Thiofentanyl
269.
Tilidine
270.
Trenbolone (S4)
271.
Triazolam
272.
Triclofos
272A.
1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (otherwise known as TFMPP)
273.
Trimeperidine
274.
2,3,4-trimethoxyamphetamine
25g
275.
2,3,5-trimethoxyamphetamine
25g
276.
2,3,6-trimethoxyamphetamine
25g
277.
2,4,5-trimethoxyamphetamine
25g
278.
2,4,6-trimethoxyamphetamine
25g
279.
3,4,5-trimethoxy-a-methylphenylethylamine ( otherwise known as TMA )
280.
3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine ( otherwise known as mescaline ) and other substances structurally derived from methoxyphenylethylamine and not separately specified in this Schedule except methoxyphenamine
281.
1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-2-aminobutane
282.
2,4,5-trimethoxyphenylethylamine
PART 3 - Controlled plants
[Part 3 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2002, No. 111, Applied:02 Oct 2002]
[Part 3 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2005, No. 39, Applied:18 May 2005]
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Controlled plant
Column 3
Trafficable quantity
1.
Cannabis (other than as separated resin, oil or individual plants)
1kg
2.
Cannabis (as individual plants)
20 plants
3.
Cannabis (in individual packages)
20 packages
4.
Cannabis oil
25g
5.
Cannabis resin
25g
5A.
Mitragyna speciosa
6.
Poppy capsules (being seed pods, with or without seeds, of poppy plants)
500 capsules
7.
Poppy plant material (being any processed or partly processed part of a poppy plant other than its seed)
100g
8.
Poppy plants ( Papaver bracteatum or Papaver somniferum )
500 plants
9.
Salvia divinorum
PART 4 - Controlled precursors
[Part 4 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 4 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 4 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 4 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 4 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
[Part 4 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 74, Applied:03 Aug 2011]
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Controlled precursor
Column 3
Trafficable quantity
1.
Acetic anhydrine
2.5kg
1A.
Acetyl chloride
0.5kg
1B.
Allybenzene
0.5kg
1C.
Allylpyrocatechol
0.5kg
1D.
Alpha-phenylacetoacetonitrile
0.5kg
1E.
4-amino-butanoic acid
1.5kg
1F.
Anthranilic acid
5.0kg
1G.
1,3-benzodioxole
250ml
1H.
5-bromo-1,3-benzodioxole
250ml
1I.
Bromo safrole
300g
1J.
1-chlorophenyl-2-aminopropane
1.25kg
1K.
Any plant of the species Ephedra
2.
Ephedrine
200g
3.
Ergometrine
200mg
4.
Ergotamine
280mg
4A.
N-ethylephedrine
250g
4B.
Ethyl phenyl acetate
4C.
N-ethylpseudoephedrine
250g
4D.
Gamma butyrolactone
1.5litres
4E.
Gamma hydroxybutanoic acid
1.5litres
4F.
4-hydroxybutanal
1.5litres
4G.
4-hydroxy-butanoic acid lactone
1.5litres
4H.
2-hydroxytetrahydrofuran
1.5litres
4I.
Hypophosphite salts
0.25kg
4J.
Hypophosphorous acid
450ml
5.
Isosafrole
300g
6.
Lysergic acid
100mg
7.
Mercuric chloride
1milligram
8.
3,4-methylenedioxybenzaldehyde
100g
8A.
3,4-methylenedioxyphenylacetic acid
100g
8B.
3,4-methylenedioxyphenylpropan-2-one
50g
8C.
N-methylformamide
500ml
8D.
N-methyl ephedrine
1.2kg
8E.
N-methylpseudoephedrine
1.2kg
8F.
Norpseudoephedrine
2.15kg
8G.
N-phenethyl-4-piperidone
25g
9.
1-phenyl-2-propanone
300g
9A.
Phenylacetamide
500g
10.
Phenylacetic acid
600g
10A.
Phenylacetone
10B.
1-phenyl-2-bromopropane
500g
10C.
1-phenyl-2-chloropropane
1.15kg
10D.
1-phenyl-2-iodopropane
500g
10E.
1-phenyl-2-nitropropene
1.2kg
10F.
1-phenyl-2-propanol
900ml
10G.
1-phenyl-1-propanone
250ml
10H.
1-phenyl-2-propanone oxime
1.0kg
10I.
Phosphorus
100g
10J.
Phosphorous acid
1.1litres
11.
Piperonal
360g
12.
Pseudoephedrine
200g
13.
Safrole
300g
14.
Sassafras oil
300ml
15.
Thorium
1.0kg
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