Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                              1

1............ Short Title [see Note 1]....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation....................................................................................... 1

4............ Act extends to external Territories....................................................... 4

4A......... Application of the Criminal Code....................................................... 4

5............ Effect of this Act on other laws........................................................... 4

6............ Meaning of dealing in drugs............................................................... 5

7............ Meaning of flight in relation to aircraft................................................ 6

8............ Meaning of ship at sea........................................................................ 6

8A......... Proof of knowledge, intent or purpose................................................ 7

Part 2--Offences                                                                                                                     8

9............ Possession of equipment etc............................................................... 8

10.......... Dealing in drugs on board an Australian aircraft................................. 8

11.......... Dealing in drugs on board an Australian ship..................................... 9

12.......... Dealing in drugs outside Australia.................................................... 10

13.......... Dealing in drugs outside Australia with a view to commission of offence in Australia etc.     11

14.......... Conspiracy etc. outside Australia to commit offence inside Australia 12

15.......... Penalties for offences against sections 10 to 13................................ 12

15A....... Intentionally converting etc. property derived from a serious State drug offence     15

15B....... Intentionally concealing etc. property derived from a serious State drug offence     16

15C....... Intentionally acquiring etc. property derived from a serious State drug offence       16

Part 3--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        18

16.......... Prosecutions...................................................................................... 18

17.......... Presumption that traffickable quantity etc. of narcotic drug etc. is for sale or supply               18

18.......... Venue where offence committed on aircraft...................................... 19

19.......... Change of venue............................................................................... 19

20.......... Certificates by Foreign Affairs Minister........................................... 21

21.......... Section 38 of Judiciary Act............................................................... 21

22.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 21

Schedule 1--United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic In Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances                                                                                                              22

Schedule 2--Narcotic Drugs                                                                                          56

Schedule 3--Psychotropic substances                                                                      63

Part 1                                                                                                                                             63

Part 2                                                                                                                                             65

Notes                                                                                                                                              67

 

  

Notes to the Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990

Note 1

The Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 97, 1990 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990	97, 1990	29 Nov 1990	14 Feb 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. GN4)
Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Amendment Act 1992	77, 1992	26 June 1992	(a)	--
Qantas Sale Act 1992	196, 1992	21 Dec 1992	Schedule (Part 2): 10 Mar 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. GN17) (b)	--
Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1994	182, 1994	19 Dec 1994	S. 31: 16 Jan 1994 (c)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	24, 2001	6 Apr 2001	S. 4(1), (2) and Schedule 20: (d)	S. 4(1) and (2)
Crimes Legislation Amendment (People Smuggling, Firearms Trafficking and Other Measures) Act 2002	141, 2002	19 Dec 2002	Schedules 1, 2 and Schedule 3 (items 1-22, 24-26): 16 Jan 2003 Schedule 3 (item 23): 1 Jan 2003 (see s. 2(1) (item 4) and Gazette 2002, No. GN44) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Schedule 5 (items 73, 74): 19 Apr 2011	--

(a)     2.       This Act commences immediately after the commencement of the Principal Act.

         The Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990 commenced on 14 February 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. GN4)

(b)     The Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990 was amended by the Schedule (Part 2) only of the Qantas Sale Act 1992, paragraph 2(3)(a) of which provides as follows:

         (3)     A Proclamation may fix a day that is earlier than the day on which the Proclamation is published in the Gazette but only if:

                 (a)      in the case of sections 30, 31, 35, 37, 39, 43 and 50 and Parts 1 and 2 of the Schedule--the day is not earlier than the substantial minority sale day; and

(c)     The Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990 was amended by section 31 only of the Crimes and Other Legislation Act 1994, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:

           (4)   The amendments made by this Act to the Australian Federal Police Act 1979, the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991 (other than the amendment made to Schedule 5 to that Act), the Crimes (Hostages) Act 1989, the Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons) Act 1976, the Crimes (Overseas) Act 1964, the Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989, the Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990, the Customs Act 1901, the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983, the Extradition Act 1988, the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 and to sections 23 and 59 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 commence on the 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(d)     The Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990 was amended by Schedule 20 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001, subsection 2(1)(a) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the later of the following times:

                              (a)   immediately after the commencement of item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000;

         Item 15 commenced on 24 May 2001.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
S. 3......................................	am. Nos. 77 and 196, 1992; No. 24, 2001; No. 5, 2011
S. 4A...................................	ad. No. 24, 2001
S. 6......................................	am. No. 77, 1992; No. 24, 2001
S. 8A...................................	ad. No. 77, 1992
Part 2
Ss. 9-15..............................	am. No. 24, 2001
Heading to s. 15A..............	am. No. 24, 2001
S. 15A.................................	ad. No. 77, 1992
	am. No. 24, 2001
Heading to s. 15B..............	am. No. 24, 2001
S. 15B.................................	ad. No. 77, 1992
	am. No. 24, 2001
Heading to s. 15C.............	am. No. 24, 2001
S. 15C.................................	ad. No. 77, 1992
	am. No. 24, 2001
Part 3
S. 17....................................	am. No. 24, 2001
Heading to s. 20................	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 20....................................	rs. No. 182, 1994
	am. No. 5, 2011
S. 22....................................	ad. No. 77, 1992
Schedule 3
Schedule 3.........................	am. No. 141, 2002

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 24, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Subject to subsection (3), each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.