South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person who
traffics in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug is guilty of an
offence.
Maximum penalty: $500 000 or imprisonment for life, or both.
(2) A person who
traffics in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug is guilty of an
offence.
Maximum penalty: $200 000 or imprisonment for 25 years, or both.
(3) A person who
traffics in a controlled drug is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $50 000 or imprisonment for 10 years, or both.
(4) An offence against
subsection (3) involving cannabis, cannabis resin or cannabis oil (and
not involving any other controlled drug) must be prosecuted, and dealt with by
the Magistrates Court, as a summary offence but if the Court determines that a
person found guilty of such an offence should be sentenced to a term of
imprisonment exceeding 2 years, the Court must commit the person to the
District Court for sentence.
(5) If, in any
proceedings for an offence against subsection (1), (2) or (3) it is
proved that the defendant had possession of a trafficable quantity of a
controlled drug, it is presumed, in the absence of proof to the
contrary—
(a) in a
case where it is alleged that the defendant was taking part in the process of
sale of the drug, that the defendant—
(i)
was acting for the purpose of sale of the drug; and
(ii)
had the relevant belief concerning the sale of the drug
necessary to constitute the offence; or
(b) in
any other case—that the defendant had the relevant intention concerning
the sale of the drug necessary to constitute the offence.
Subdivision 2—Manufacture of controlled drugs