South Australian Numbered Acts

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (PURE AMOUNTS) AMENDMENT ACT 2022 (NO 12 OF 2022) - SECT 2

2—Amendment of section 4—Interpretation

        (1)         Section 4(1), definition of "commercial quantity", (b)—delete paragraph (b) and substitute:

            (b)         in relation to a controlled drug or controlled precursor that is not contained in a mixture—

                  (i)         if the regulations prescribe an amount as a commercial quantity for the drug or precursor (as the case may be) in its pure form—a quantity of the drug or precursor that equals or exceeds the amount so prescribed; or

                  (ii)         if the regulations do not prescribe an amount as a commercial quantity for the drug or precursor (as the case may be) in its pure form—a quantity of the drug or precursor that equals or exceeds the amount prescribed as a commercial quantity for any mixture containing the drug or precursor; or

        (2)         Section 4(1), definition of "large commercial quantity", (b)—delete paragraph (b) and substitute:

            (b)         in relation to a controlled drug or controlled precursor that is not contained in a mixture—

                  (i)         if the regulations prescribe an amount as a large commercial quantity for the drug or precursor (as the case may be) in its pure form—a quantity of the drug or precursor that equals or exceeds the amount so prescribed; or

                  (ii)         if the regulations do not prescribe an amount as a large commercial quantity for the drug or precursor (as the case may be) in its pure form—a quantity of the drug or precursor that equals or exceeds the amount prescribed as a large commercial quantity for any mixture containing the drug or precursor; or

        (3)         Section 4(1)—before the definition of "nurse" insert:

"mixture"—see section 33OA(3);

        (4)         Section 4(1), definition of "trafficable quantity", (b)—delete paragraph (b) and substitute:

            (b)         in relation to a controlled drug that is not contained in a mixture—

                  (i)         if the regulations prescribe an amount as a trafficable quantity for the drug in its pure form—a quantity of the drug that equals or exceeds the amount so prescribed; or

                  (ii)         if the regulations do not prescribe an amount as a trafficable quantity for the drug in its pure form—a quantity of the drug that equals or exceeds the amount prescribed as a trafficable quantity for any mixture containing the drug; or