Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to
subsection (2), a person who is convicted of —
(a) a
crime under section 6(1) or 7(1) is liable to a fine not exceeding
$100 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 25 years or
both;
(b)
conspiring with another to commit a crime under section 6(1) or 7(1) is
liable to a fine not exceeding $75 000 or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 20 years or both;
(c) an
offence under section 7A(1) is liable —
(i)
if convicted on indictment, to a fine not exceeding
$20 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both;
(ii)
if convicted by a summary court, to a fine not exceeding
$2 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both;
(d) a
simple offence under section 5(1) (other than a simple offence under
section 5(1)(e)), 8, 25(2) or 29 is liable to a fine not exceeding
$3 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both;
(e) a
simple offence under section 5(1)(e), 6(2), 7(2), 7A(3) or 31(4) is
liable to a fine not exceeding $2 000 or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 2 years or both; or
(f) a
simple offence under section 15(1), (2) or (3), 16(1) or (2), 17(1)
or (2), or 18(1) or (2) is liable to a fine not exceeding $5 000 for a
first offence and to a fine not exceeding $15 000 for any subsequent
offence under the same provision.
(2) A person who is
convicted of a crime referred to in subsection (1)(a) —
(a)
being a crime —
(i)
relating only to cannabis; and
(ii)
not relating to cannabis resin or any other cannabis
derivative or to any prohibited drug or a prohibited plant other than
cannabis,
is liable, if
sentenced by the District Court or the Supreme Court, to a fine not exceeding
$20 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or
both; or
(b)
is liable, if sentenced by a summary court, to a fine not exceeding
$5 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years or both.
[Section 34 amended by No. 44 of 1995
s. 12; No. 52 of 2003 s. 31; No. 4 of 2004 s. 58;
No. 62 of 2004 s. 6.]