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CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 33R

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 33R

33R—Alternative verdicts

        (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.