South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) This Part does not
apply to—
(a) the
sale, manufacture, supply, administration or possession of any substance or
the sale, manufacture, supply or possession of any equipment by a person
who—
(i)
is acting in the ordinary course of his or her profession
as a medical practitioner, dentist, veterinary surgeon, pharmacist, nurse or
other prescribed profession; or
(ii)
is acting in accordance with a licence or permit issued
by the Minister under this Act; or
(b) the
possession of a relevant controlled drug, or of equipment for use in
connection with the consumption or administration of a relevant controlled
drug, by—
(i)
a person—
(A) for whom the drug has been lawfully
prescribed; or
(B) to whom the drug has been lawfully
supplied for the purpose of consumption or administration by the person; or
(ii)
a person—
(A) being the owner of an animal for whom
the drug has been lawfully prescribed; or
(B) to whom the drug has been lawfully
supplied for the purpose of consumption by or administration to an animal
owned by the person; or
(iii)
a person acting on behalf of a person referred to in
subparagraph (i) or (ii); or
(c) the
administration or supply, or the giving of permission for the administration
or supply, of a relevant controlled drug to a person—
(i)
for whom the drug has been lawfully prescribed; or
(ii)
to whom the drug has been lawfully supplied for the
purpose of consumption or administration by the person; or
(d) the
consumption or administration of a relevant controlled drug by a person—
(i)
for whom the drug has been lawfully prescribed; or
(ii)
to whom the drug has been lawfully supplied for the
purpose of consumption or administration by the person.
(2) In proceedings for
an offence against this Part, subsection (1) is to be treated as
providing exceptions, and no proof will be required in relation to any
exception by the prosecution but the application of an exception will be a
matter for proof by the defendant.
(3) In this
section—
"relevant controlled drug" means a controlled drug other than a
controlled drug of a kind excluded from this definition by regulation.
Subdivision 1—Trafficking in controlled drugs