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CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 33E

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 33E

33E—Application of Division

        (1)         A person is not guilty of an offence against this Division if, at the time of the offence, the person was a child.

        (2)         Subject to subsection (3), a person may be guilty of an offence against this Division involving another person who was a child whether or not the person knew that the other person was a child.

        (3)         However, it is a defence to a charge of an offence against this Division involving another who was a child if it is proved that the defendant believed on reasonable grounds that the other person had attained 18 years of age.