CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 33A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 33A
33A—Sale, manufacture etc of controlled precursor
(1) A person
who—
(a)
sells a large commercial quantity of a controlled precursor; or
(b) has
possession of a large commercial quantity of a controlled precursor intending
to sell it,
believing that the person to whom it is, or is to be, sold or another person
intends to use any of it to unlawfully manufacture a controlled drug is guilty
of an offence.
Maximum penalty:
(a) for
a basic offence—
(i)
if the offender is a serious drug
offender—$500 000 or imprisonment for life, or both; or
(ii)
in any other case—$200 000 or imprisonment for 25
years, or both;
(b) for
an aggravated offence—$500 000 or imprisonment for life, or both.
(2) A person
who—
(a)
sells a commercial quantity of a controlled precursor; or
(b) has
possession of a commercial quantity of a controlled precursor intending to
sell it,
believing that the person to whom it is, or is to be, sold or another person
intends to use any of it to unlawfully manufacture a controlled drug is guilty
of an offence.
Maximum penalty:
(a) for
a basic offence—
(i)
if the offender is a serious drug
offender—$200 000 or imprisonment for 25 years, or both; or
(ii)
in any other case—$75 000 or imprisonment for 15
years, or both;
(b) for
an aggravated offence—$200 000 or imprisonment for 25 years, or both.
(3) A person
who—
(a)
sells a controlled precursor; or
(b) has
possession of a controlled precursor intending to sell it,
believing that the person to whom it is, or is to be, sold or another person
intends to use any of it to unlawfully manufacture a controlled drug is guilty
of an offence.
Maximum penalty:
(a) for
a basic offence—
(i)
if the offender is a serious drug
offender—$75 000 or imprisonment for 15 years, or both; or
(ii)
in any other case—$50 000 or imprisonment for 10
years, or both;
(b) for
an aggravated offence—$75 000 or imprisonment for 15 years, or both.
(4) A person who
manufactures a controlled precursor—
(a)
intending to unlawfully manufacture a controlled drug; and
(b)
intending to sell any of the drug so manufactured or believing that another
person intends to sell any of it,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty:
(a) for
a basic offence—
(i)
if the offender is a serious drug
offender—$75 000 or imprisonment for 15 years, or both; or
(ii)
in any other case—$50 000 or imprisonment for 10
years, or both;
(b) for
an aggravated offence—$75 000 or imprisonment for 15 years, or both.
(5) A person who
manufactures a controlled precursor—
(a)
intending to sell any of the precursor to another person; and
(b)
believing that that person, or another person, intends to use the
controlled precursor to unlawfully manufacture a controlled drug,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty:
(a) for
a basic offence—
(i)
if the offender is a serious drug
offender—$75 000 or imprisonment for 15 years, or both; or
(ii)
in any other case—$50 000 or imprisonment for 10
years, or both;
(b) for
an aggravated offence—$75 000 or imprisonment for 15 years, or both.