DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AMENDMENT BILL 2013
PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Clause Page PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1 1 Purpose 1 2 Commencement 2 PART 2--DRUG ANALOGUES 3 3 Definitions 3 PART 3--DECLARED TESTING FACILITIES AND AUTHORISATION OF PERSONS 5 4 Definitions 5 5 Persons authorized to have possession etc. of poisons or controlled substances 5 6 Amendment of heading to Division 13A of Part II 5 7 New section 44C inserted 6 44C Other authorised persons 6 8 New Part VIA inserted 7 PART VIA--DECLARED TESTING FACILITIES 7 97 Declared testing facilities 7 98 Supply of things to declared testing facility 7 PART 4--FORFEITURE OF SEIZED ITEMS IF INFRINGEMENT NOTICE SERVED 9 9 Seizure of cannabis water pipes, bong components or bong kits 9 10 Retention and return of seized items 9 11 Magistrates' Court may extend 3 month period 10 12 Forfeiture and destruction of seized items 10 571390B.I-14/10/2013 i BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Clause Page PART 5--AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE ELEVEN 12 13 Part 1 of Schedule Eleven amended 12 14 Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended--ketamine 12 15 Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended--synthetic cannabinoids 12 16 Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended--classes of synthetic cannabinoids 13 17 Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended--other synthetic substances 13 PART 6--REPEAL OF ACT 15 18 Repeal 15 ENDNOTES 16 571390B.I-14/10/2013 ii BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA Introduced in the Assembly Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 A Bill for an Act to amend the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 and for other purposes. The Parliament of Victoria enacts: PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1 Purpose The main purpose of this Act is to amend the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 5 1981-- (a) to extend the meaning of drug of dependence to include analogues of certain drugs; and (b) to allow Victoria Police to provide drug- 10 related exhibits and samples to authorised external laboratories in Victoria or other States and Territories; and 571390B.I-14/10/2013 1 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Part 1--Preliminary s. 2 (c) to enable cannabis water pipes, bong components and bong kits to be forfeited to the Crown and destroyed by Victoria Police where an infringement notice has been 5 issued to a person for displaying, selling or commercially supplying the seized item; and (d) to include certain substances as drugs of dependence. 2 Commencement 10 (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on a day or days to be proclaimed. (2) If a provision of this Act does not come into operation before 1 September 2014, it comes into operation on that day. __________________ 571390B.I-14/10/2013 2 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Part 2--Drug Analogues s. 3 PART 2--DRUG ANALOGUES 3 Definitions (1) In section 4(1) of the Drugs, Poisons and See: Act No. Controlled Substances Act 1981 in the definition 9719. 5 of drug of dependence-- Reprint No. 10 as at 30 November (a) in paragraph (d)-- 2012 and (i) after "the salts," insert "analogues,"; amending Act Nos (ii) for "those derivatives" substitute 57/2012 and "those analogues, derivatives"; 82/2012. LawToday: 10 (b) in paragraph (e)(ii) after "salts," insert www. legislation. "analogues,"; vic.gov.au (c) in paragraph (e)(iii) for "any derivative" substitute "any analogue, derivative". (2) In section 4(1) of the Drugs, Poisons and 15 Controlled Substances Act 1981 insert the following definitions-- "analogue, of a drug specified in column 1 of Part 1 or column 1 of Part 3 of Schedule Eleven, means a substance, however 20 obtained, that is-- (a) a structural modification of the drug obtained in one or more of the following ways-- (i) by the replacement of one or more 25 of its functional groups with another; (ii) by the replacement of up to 2 ring structures with any other ring structure; 30 (iii) by the addition of hydrogen atoms to one or more unsaturated bonds; or (b) a homologue of the drug; or 571390B.I-14/10/2013 3 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Part 2--Drug Analogues s. 3 (c) a derivative or isomer of a substance referred to in paragraph (a) or (b)-- but does not include a substance that is itself specified in column 1 of Part 1 or column 1 5 of Part 3 of Schedule Eleven; functional group, of a drug, means any of the following where attached to an oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorous or carbon atom of the drug-- 10 (a) an aryl, alkoxy, cyclic diether, carbonyl, acyl, carboxylic acid, acyloxy, alkylamino or dialkylamino group with up to 6 carbon atoms in any alkyl residue; 15 (b) an alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group with up to 6 carbon atoms in the group; (c) a hydroxy, nitro or amino group; (d) a hydrogen atom; (e) a halogen;". __________________ 571390B.I-14/10/2013 4 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Part 3--Declared Testing Facilities and Authorisation of Persons s. 4 PART 3--DECLARED TESTING FACILITIES AND AUTHORISATION OF PERSONS 4 Definitions In section 4(1) of the Drugs, Poisons and 5 Controlled Substances Act 1981 insert the following definition-- "declared testing facility means a facility declared by the Chief Commissioner of Police under section 97;". 10 5 Persons authorized to have possession etc. of poisons or controlled substances After section 13(1)(b) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 insert-- "(baa) any person employed or engaged by a 15 declared testing facility is hereby authorised to possess a drug of dependence, a poison or controlled substance or any other thing that has been supplied to the declared testing facility under section 98 to the extent that the 20 possession is required for the purpose for which the drug of dependence, poison or controlled substance or thing has been supplied to the facility; and (bab) any person who is authorised under 25 section 44C is hereby authorised to obtain and possess a drug of dependence, a poison or controlled substance or any other thing in accordance with that authorisation; and". 6 Amendment of heading to Division 13A of Part II 30 In the heading to Division 13A of Part II of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981, after "Employees" insert "and other authorised persons". 571390B.I-14/10/2013 5 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Part 3--Declared Testing Facilities and Authorisation of Persons s. 7 7 New section 44C inserted After section 44B of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 insert-- "44C Other authorised persons 5 (1) The Chief Commissioner of Police may authorise a person or a class of person to obtain and possess a substance or thing specified in section 98(1) for one or both of the following purposes-- 10 (a) supplying the substance or thing to a declared testing facility in accordance with an authorisation under section 98; or (b) returning the substance or item to 15 Victoria Police from a declared testing facility. (2) To the extent necessary to carry out the specified purpose, an authorisation under subsection (1) authorises a person to-- 20 (a) receive, handle or store the substance or thing; (b) transfer, transport or deliver the substance or thing. (3) An authorisation under subsection (1) must 25 be in writing. (4) An authorisation under subsection (1) may-- (a) be expressed to apply generally or to a specified substance or thing; and (b) be expressed to be in force-- 30 (i) for a period specified in the authority; or (ii) for an indefinite period; and 571390B.I-14/10/2013 6 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Part 3--Declared Testing Facilities and Authorisation of Persons s. 8 (c) be subject to any conditions specified in the authority.". 8 New Part VIA inserted After Part VI of the Drugs, Poisons and 5 Controlled Substances Act 1981 insert-- "PART VIA--DECLARED TESTING FACILITIES 97 Declared testing facilities (1) The Chief Commissioner of Police, by notice 10 published in the Government Gazette, may declare a facility to be a declared testing facility. (2) A copy of a notice under subsection (1) must be posted on the website of the Victoria 15 Police. (3) A declaration under subsection (1) may be made in respect of a facility located within Victoria or in another State or a Territory. (4) A declaration under subsection (1) is subject 20 to any conditions specified in the notice regarding the possession, handling, storage and security of substances and items supplied to the facility under section 98. 98 Supply of things to declared testing 25 facility (1) Subject to subsection (3), for the purposes specified in subsection (2), the Chief Commissioner of Police may authorise the supply to a declared testing facility of a thing 30 that is, or is suspected of being-- (a) a drug of dependence or a substance that contains a drug of dependence; or (b) a poison or controlled substance; or 571390B.I-14/10/2013 7 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Part 3--Declared Testing Facilities and Authorisation of Persons s. 8 (c) an instrument, device or substance that is or has been used or is capable of being used for or in the cultivation, manufacture, sale or use or in the 5 preparation for cultivation, manufacture, sale or use of a drug of dependence. (2) The purposes for which the Chief Commissioner of Police may authorise the 10 supply of a thing to a declared testing facility are-- (a) substance profiling; and (b) analytical testing; and (c) research. 15 (3) The Chief Commissioner of Police must not authorise the supply to a declared testing facility outside Victoria of a thing referred to in subsection (1) unless satisfied that the possession of the thing by a person 20 employed or engaged by the declared testing facility is permitted under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the facility is located. (4) If a thing has been supplied to a declared testing facility under this section, the person 25 in charge of the facility must arrange for the thing to be returned to, or collected by, the Victoria Police as soon as practicable after the purpose for which it was supplied has been carried out. 30 (5) Subsection (4) does not apply to a thing, or part of a thing, that has been destroyed in the process of carrying out the purpose for which it has been supplied. __________________". __________________ 571390B.I-14/10/2013 8 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Part 4--Forfeiture of Seized Items if Infringement Notice Served s. 9 PART 4--FORFEITURE OF SEIZED ITEMS IF INFRINGEMENT NOTICE SERVED 9 Seizure of cannabis water pipes, bong components or bong kits 5 At the end of section 80ZA of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 insert-- "(2) If a member of the police force serves an infringement notice on a person for an offence against section 80U(1), (2) or (3), 10 80V(1), (2) or (3) or 80W(1), (2) or (3), the member of the police force may seize from the person any cannabis water pipe, bong component or bong kit to which the offence relates.". 15 10 Retention and return of seized items (1) In section 80ZB(1) and (2) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 for "this Part" substitute "section 80ZA(1)". (2) After section 80ZB(2) of the Drugs, Poisons and 20 Controlled Substances Act 1981 insert-- "(3) If a member of the police force seizes a cannabis water pipe, bong component or bong kit under section 80ZA(2), a member of the police force must take reasonable steps 25 to return the seized item to the person on whom the infringement notice is served if-- (a) a member of the police force withdraws the infringement notice without-- (i) referring the matter for which the 30 infringement notice has been served to the Magistrates' Court under section 17(1) of the Infringements Act 2006; or 571390B.I-14/10/2013 9 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Part 4--Forfeiture of Seized Items if Infringement Notice Served s. 11 (ii) filing a charge-sheet and summons in the Children's Court for the matter of the infringement offence to be dealt with; or 5 (iii) serving, on that person, an official warning (within the meaning of the Infringements Act 2006) in place of the infringement notice; or 10 (b) the Magistrates' Court cancels the infringement notice under section 38 of the Infringements Act 2006; or (c) the Children's Court cancels the infringement notice under clause 16 of 15 Schedule 3 to the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005; or (d) the matter of the infringement notice is heard and determined in the Magistrates' Court or the Children's 20 Court without an order under section 80ZE being made.". 11 Magistrates' Court may extend 3 month period In section 80ZC(1) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 for "this Part" 25 substitute "section 80ZA(1)". 12 Forfeiture and destruction of seized items (1) In section 80ZD(1) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 for "this Part" substitute "that section". 30 (2) After section 80ZD(1) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 insert-- "(1A) Despite anything to the contrary in Division 5 of Part 2 of the Infringements Act 2006, any cannabis water pipe, bong 35 component or bong kit that a member of the 571390B.I-14/10/2013 10 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Part 4--Forfeiture of Seized Items if Infringement Notice Served s. 12 police force has seized under section 80ZA(2) is forfeited to the Crown if the person on whom the infringement notice has been served expiates that offence by 5 payment of the infringement penalty in accordance with that Act.". (3) In section 80ZD(2) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 after "subsection (1)" insert "or (1A)". __________________ 571390B.I-14/10/2013 11 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Part 5--Amendment of Schedule Eleven s. 13 PART 5--AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE ELEVEN 13 Part 1 of Schedule Eleven amended In Part 1 of Schedule Eleven of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 5 the item relating to "4-BROMO-2,5- DIMETHOXYPHENETHYLAMINE (NEXUS)" is repealed. 14 Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended--ketamine In Part 3 of Schedule Eleven of the Drugs, 10 Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 for the item relating to "KETAMINE" substitute-- "KETAMINE 7500 g 10 kg 1000 g 5000 g 300 g 30 g - 075 g". 15 Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended--synthetic cannabinoids 15 In Part 3 of Schedule Eleven of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 after the item relating to "1-PENTYL-3-(1-NAPHTHOYL)INDOLE" insert-- "(1-PENTYLINDOL-3-YL)- - 100 kg - 10 kg - 30 g - 1·0 g (2,2,3,3- TETRAMETHYLCYCLOPROP YL) METHANONE (UR-144) (1-(5- - 100 kg - 10 kg - 30 g - 1·0 g FLUOROPENTYL)INDOL-3- YL)-(2,2,3,3- TETRAMETHYLCYCLOPROP YL)METHANONE (XLR-11) N-(1-ADAMANTYL)-1- - 100 kg - 10 kg - 30 g - 1·0 g PENTYLINDAZOLE-3- CARBOXAMIDE (AKB48 OR APINACA) N-(1-FENCHYL)-1-(2- - 100 kg - 10 kg - 30 g - 1·0 g MORPHOLINOETHYL)-7- METHOXYINDOLE-3- CARBOXAMIDE (UR-12) 1-(5-FLUOROPENTYL)- - 100 kg - 10 kg - 30 g - 1·0 g". INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID 8-QUINOLINYL ESTER (5F-PB-22) 571390B.I-14/10/2013 12 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Part 5--Amendment of Schedule Eleven s. 16 16 Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended--classes of synthetic cannabinoids In Part 3 of Schedule Eleven of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 5 after the item relating to "1-(1-NAPHTHYLMETHYLENE)INDENES" insert-- "(INDOL-3-YL)-(2,2,3,3- - 100 kg - 10 kg - 30 g - 1·0 g TETRA- ALKYLCYCLOPROPYL) METHANONES with any modification on the indole nitrogen, whether or not further modified on the indole ring 3-(1-ADAMANTOYL)- - 100 kg - 10 kg - 30 g - 1·0 g INDOLES with any modification on the indole nitrogen, whether or not further modified on the indole or adamantane ring N-(1-ADAMANTYL)- - 100 kg - 10 kg - 30 g - 1.0 g INDAZOLE-3- CARBOXAMIDES with any modification on the indazole nitrogen, whether or not further modified on the indazole or adamantane ring N-(1-FENCHYL)-INDOLE-3- - 100 kg - 10 kg - 30 g - 1·0 g CARBOXAMIDES with any modification on the indole nitrogen, whether or not further modified on the indole or fenchane ring INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC - 100 kg - 10 kg - 30 g - 1·0 g". ACID, QUINOLINYL ESTERS with any modification on the indole nitrogen, whether or not further modified on the indole or quinolinyl ring 17 Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended--other synthetic substances 10 Before the note at the end of Part 3 of Schedule Eleven of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 insert-- "The following SYNTHETIC SUBSTANCES 4-BROMO-2,5- 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g DIMETHOXYPHENETHYLAMI NE (2C-B / NEXUS) 4-CHLORO-2,5- 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g DIMETHOXYPHENETHYLAMI NE (2C-C) 571390B.I-14/10/2013 13 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Part 5--Amendment of Schedule Eleven s. 17 2,5-DIMETHOXY-4- 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g IODOPHENETHYLAMINE (2C-I) 2,5-DIMETHOXY-4- 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g FLUOROPHENETHYLAMINE (2C-F) 2,5- 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g DIMETHOXYPHENETHYLAMI NE (2C-H) METHOXETAMINE 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g alpha- 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g PYRROLIDINOVALEROPHENO NE (ALPHA-PVP) 5- 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g AMINOPROPYLBENZOFURAN (5-APB) 6- 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g AMINOPROPYLBENZOFURAN (6-APB) METHYLHEXANAMINE 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g (DMAA) METHYLONE 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g PENTYLONE 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g ETHYLONE 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g BUTYLONE 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g PENTADRONE 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g DIMETHOCAINE 750·0 g 10 kg 250.0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 30 g - 1·0 g N-(2-METHOXYBENZYL)-2,5- 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g DIMETHOXY-4- IODOPHENETHYLAMINE (25I- NBOMe) N-(2-METHOXYBENZYL)-4- 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g BROMO-2,5- DIMETHOXYPHENETHYLAMI NE (25B-NBOMe) N-(2-METHOXYBENZYL)-4- 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g CHLORO-2,5- DIMETHOXYPHENETHYLAMI NE (25C-NBOMe) N-(2-METHOXYBENZYL)-2,5- 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g DIMETHOXY-4- FLUOROPHENETHYLAMINE (25F-NBOMe) N-(2-METHOXYBENZYL)-2,5- 750·0 g 1·0 kg 100·0 g 500·0 g 30·0 g 3·0 g - 0·75 g". DIMETHOXYPHENETHYLAMI NE (25H-NBOMe) __________________ 571390B.I-14/10/2013 14 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Part 6--Repeal of Act s. 18 PART 6--REPEAL OF ACT 18 Repeal This Act is repealed on 1 September 2015. Note 5 The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984). 571390B.I-14/10/2013 15 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2013 Endnotes ENDNOTES By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria. 571390B.I-14/10/2013 16 BILL LA INTRODUCTION 14/10/2013