Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES ACT 2004 - SECT 79

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person uses a prohibited dangerous substance; and

        (b)     the person is not authorised under a licence, or by regulation, to use the substance.

Maximum penalty: 2 500 penalty units, imprisonment for 10 years or both.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person uses a controlled dangerous substance; and

        (b)     the person is not authorised under a licence, or by regulation, to use the substance.

Maximum penalty: 750 penalty units, imprisonment for 3 years or both.