CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 21

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 21

21—Sale, supply, possession or administration of other potentially harmful substances or devices

        (1)         The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, prohibit the sale, supply, possession or administration of—

            (a)         any substance or device specified in the order, being a substance or device that should not, in the Minister's opinion, be sold, supplied, possessed or administered pending evaluation of its harmful properties; and

            (b)         in the case of a substance, any preparation containing that substance.

        (2)         A person must not contravene a notice published under subsection (1).

Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.

        (3)         The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, vary or revoke a notice published under subsection (1).

        (4)         On publishing a notice under this section, the Minister must refer the subject matter of the notice to the Advisory Council for its consideration.