Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids) Regulations 2011
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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs
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Regulations 2011
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
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1 Objective 1
2 Authorising provision 1
3 Commencement 1
4 Definition 2
5 Prescribed drugs of dependence 2
6 Expiry 3
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STATUTORY RULES 2011
S.R. No. 122/2011
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Drugs
of Dependence - Synthetic Cannabinoids)
Regulations 2011
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 2 November 2011
Responsible Minister:
MARY WOOLDRIDGE
Minister for Mental Health
MATTHEW McBEATH
Clerk of the Executive Council
1 Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe
synthetic cannabinoids 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
9 November 2011.
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4 Definition
In these Regulations—
the Act means the Drugs, Poisons and
Controlled Substances Act 1981.
5 Prescribed drugs of dependence
For the purposes of paragraph (ba) of the
definition of drug of dependence in section 4(1)
of the Act—
(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 the Act; and
(b) for the purposes of Part 3 of Schedule Eleven
to the 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 which
correspond to the relevant column of that
Part of that Schedule.
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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
(1-(5-FLUOROPENTYL)-3-(2-
IODOBENZOYL)INDOLE)
(common name AM–694)
10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g
2-(2-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-
(1-PENTYLINDOL-3-
YL)ETHANONE (common
name JWH–250)
10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g
(1-(2-MORPHOLIN-4-
YLETHYL)INDOL-3-YL)-
NAPHTHALEN-1-
YLMETHANONE (common
name JWH–200)
10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g
NAPHTHALEN-1-YL-(1-
BUTYLINDOL-3-
YL)METHANONE (common
name JWH–073)
10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g
1-PENTYL-3-(4-METHYL-1-
NAPHTHOYL)INDOLE
(common name JWH–122)
10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g
1-PENTYL-3-(1-
NAPHTHOYL)INDOLE
(common name JWH–018)
10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g
2-[(1R,3S)-3-
HYDROXYCYCLOHEXYL]-
5-(2-METHYLNONAN-2-
YL)PHENOL (common names
cannabicyclohexanol or
CP 47,497 C8 homologue)
10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g
2-[(1R,3S)-3-
HYDROXYCYCLOHEXYL]-
5-(2-METHYLOCTAN-2-
YL)PHENOL (common name
CP 47,497).
10·0 kg 1·0 kg 3·0 g 1·0 g
6 Expiry
These Regulations expire on 8 November 2012.
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