Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Part I Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Act to bind Crown and application
   4A.     Act does not apply to certain processed products
   4B.     Indigenous community
           Part II Offences
           Division 1 Supply, cultivation, possession, &c.
   5.      Supplying dangerous drug
   6.      Receiving or possessing tainted property
   7.      Cultivation
   8.      Manufacture and production
   8A.     Possession of precursors of dangerous drugs
   8B.     Possession of document containing instructions for manufacture or production of dangerous drug or precursor
   8C.     Possession of articles for use in manufacture or production of dangerous drugs or precursor
   8D.     Supplying precursor knowing it is intended to be used in manufacture or production of dangerous drug
   9.      Possession
   10.     Alternative verdicts
   11.     Theft of dangerous drugs
           Division 1A Drug premises orders
           Subdivision 1 Preliminary
   11A.    Definitions
   11B.    Service of notices under this Division
   11C.    Indications that premises used to supply dangerous drugs
   11D.    Commissioner may apply for order if premises used to supply dangerous drugs
           Subdivision 2 Record of finding of drugs and warning that order may be made
   11E.    Record and warning of first finding of dangerous drugs on premises
   11F.    Record and warning of second finding of dangerous drugs on premises
   11G.    Record and warning of third finding of dangerous drug on premises
           Subdivision 3 Making and revocation of drug premises orders
   11H.    No notice to be given of application for drug premises order
   11J.    Hearing of applications for orders and revocation of orders
   11K.    Drug premises order if indications of supply at or from premises
   11L.    Order if indications of supply and 3 findings of dangerous drugs
   11M.    Duration of drug premises order
   11N.    Notice of drug premises order to be given within 7 days
   11P.    Owner etc. may apply for order to be revoked
   11Q.    Notice to be affixed to drug premises
           Subdivision 4 Effect of drug premises order
   11R.    Search of drug premises without warrant
   11S.    Offences in premises to which drug premises order relates
   11T.    Restraining orders if breach of the peace
   11U.    Tenants and residents may be evicted
   11V.    All residents on premises taken to have possession of drug
   11W.    Commissioner of Police may apply for suspension of liquor licence
           Division 2 Other offences
   12.     Possession of things for administering dangerous drugs
   13.     Administering dangerous drug to self
   14.     Permitting another to administer
   15.     Forging, &c., prescription
   16.     Obtaining prescription by deception
   17.     Obtaining dangerous drug or precursor by deception
   19.     Parties to offences committed outside Territory
           Part IIA Destruction of exhibits
           Division 1 Pre-trial orders
   19A.    Definition
   19B.    Suspected drug or precursor may be destroyed
   19C.    Person from whom drug or precursor seized entitled to have sample analysed or examined
   19E.    Determination of magistrate with respect to destruction on first mention of charge
   19F.    Matters for consideration on determination for retention of dangerous drug
   19G.    Adjournment
   19H.    Review of determination for retention of dangerous drug
   19J.    Destruction of dangerous drugs
   19K.    Use of dangerous drugs for research etc.
   19M.    Order on committal for trial
   19N.    Order on initial hearing of trial
   19P.    Seized substances may be destroyed or disposed of
   19PA.   Entitlement to have substance analysed or examined
   19PB.   Contaminated objects may be cleaned or disposed of
           Division 2 Post-trial orders
   19Q.    Order on appeal
           Division 3 Supplementary
   19R.    Presumption on appeal
   19S.    Return of dangerous drug or precursor to lawful owner
   19T.    Regulations
   19TA.   Service of notices
           Part IIB Infringement notices
   20A.    Definitions
   20B.    Issuing of infringement notices
   20C.    Particulars to be shown on infringement notice
   20D.    Penalty for offence
   20E.    Payment before expiry date of infringement notice
   20F.    General
   20G.    Service of notices
           Part III Miscellaneous
   20.     Act to be construed with Criminal Code
   21.     Knowledge of age immaterial
   22.     Certain offences may be dealt with summarily
   23.     Proceedings for offences
   24.     Protection of informers
   25.     Source of information not to be disclosed
   26.     Power to prohibit publication of proceedings
   27.     Certain proceedings relating to sentence
   28.     Fines
   29.     Analyst's certificate
   31.     Possession by member of Police Force etc.
   32.     Undercover operations
   33.     Authorisation to possess, cultivate or manufacture dangerous drug or precursor
   34.     Forfeiture of drugs, precursors etc.
   35.     Return of seized items
   35A.    Detention for purpose of performing search of body cavities etc.
   36.     Power of police
   36A.    Declared drug trafficker
   37.     Penalty guidelines
   38.     Punishment of attempts
   39.     Corporations
   40.     Evidentiary
   41.     Receiving or possessing some only of property alleged
   42.     Exemptions
   42A.    Acquisition
   43.     Regulations
   44.     Transitional provision for increased penalty for supplying dangerous drug in indigenous community
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
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