CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 33R
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 33R
(1) If, in any
proceedings against a person for an offence against this Part, the court is
not satisfied that the person committed the offence but is satisfied that the
person committed another equivalent or lesser offence against this Part, the
court may find the person not guilty of the offence charged but guilty of the
other equivalent or lesser offence (and the person is liable to be punished
accordingly).
(2) For the purposes
of this section, an equivalent or lesser offence is an offence for which the
maximum penalty is the same as or less than the maximum penalty for the
offence charged.