CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 53
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 53
(1) An
authorised officer may cause any substance seized or taken pursuant to this
Part to be analysed by, or under the supervision of, an analyst.
(1a) An analysis under
this section may include a determination as to the weight, amount or quantity
of any substance (and such determination must comply with any requirements
prescribed by regulation).
(2) Any person may,
for the purposes of ascertaining whether a substance is, or is not, a
particular poison, prescription drug, drug of dependence, controlled drug,
controlled precursor, controlled plant or medicine, or for any other
evidentiary purpose, cause the substance to be analysed by, or under the
supervision of, an analyst.
(3) A person who
initiates an analysis pursuant to subsection (2) must do so in the
prescribed manner and on payment of the prescribed fee.
(4) An analyst must,
on the completion of an analysis pursuant to this section, certify in the
prescribed form the results of the analysis, and—
(a) in
the case of an analysis initiated by an authorised officer who is a police
officer—must forward the certificate to the Commissioner of Police; or
(b) in
the case of an analysis initiated by any other authorised officer—must
forward the certificate to the Department; or
(c) in
any other case—must forward the certificate to the person who initiated
the analysis.