DRUG MISUSE AND TRAFFICKING ACT 1985 - SECT 11
Possession of equipment for administration of prohibited drugs
DRUG MISUSE AND TRAFFICKING ACT 1985 - SECT 11
Possession of equipment for administration of prohibited drugs
11 Possession of equipment for administration of prohibited drugs
(1) A person who has in his or her possession any item of equipment for use in
the administration of a prohibited drug is guilty of an offence.
(1A)
Subsection (1) does not apply to or in respect of a hypodermic syringe or a
hypodermic needle.
(1B) Subsection (1) does not apply to or in respect of a
person prescribed by the regulations, or a person who is of a class of persons
prescribed by the regulations, who has in his or her possession any item of
equipment that is required to minimise health risks associated with the
intravenous administration of a prohibited drug.
(2) Nothing in this section
renders unlawful the possession of an item of equipment by--
(a) a medical
practitioner, dentist, veterinary practitioner, pharmacist, registered nurse
or registered midwife acting in the ordinary course of his or her profession,
(b) a member of any other prescribed profession acting in the ordinary course
of that profession,