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DRUGS MISUSE ACT 1986 - SECT 13

13 Certain offences may be dealt with summarily

(1) Where a person charged with the commission of a crime defined in section 6, 8, 9, 9A, 9B, 9C, 10(1), 11 or 12 or an attempt to commit any such crime is liable upon conviction to not more than 15 years imprisonment proceedings in respect of a charge of the offence may be taken summarily.

(2) Where a person is charged with the commission of a crime defined in section 7 or an attempt to commit any such crime in respect of property obtained from the commission of--

(a) an offence defined in section 6; or
(b) an act referred to in section 7(1)(b) which if it had been done in Queensland would have constituted an offence defined in section 6;

which offence or act is of such a nature, or is committed under such circumstances, that the person who committed the offence or act--

(c) upon conviction is liable, pursuant to section 6, to not more than 15 years imprisonment; or
(d) might be summarily convicted under the laws in force in the place where it was committed;

proceedings in respect of a charge of the crime or an attempt to commit any such crime may be taken summarily.

(3) If a person is charged with the commission of a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, defined in section 8A, proceedings in relation to the charge may be taken summarily.

(4) A person against whom proceedings are taken summarily under this section is liable, on conviction, to not more than 3 years imprisonment.



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