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JUSTICE LEGISLATION FURTHER AMENDMENT ACT 2009 (NO. 55 OF 2009) - SECT 7

See:
Act No.
9719.
Reprint No. 8
as at
1 August 2007
and amending
Act Nos
16/2004, 17/2008, 34/2008, 46/2008 and 25/2009.
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In section 4(1) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 insert the following definitions—

" category 1 precursor chemical means a substance prescribed as a category 1 precursor chemical and—

        (a)     includes—

              (i)     any form of that substance, whether natural or synthetic; and

              (ii)     if specified in the regulations for that category 1 precursor chemical, the salts, derivatives and isomers of that substance and any salt of those derivatives and isomers;

        (b)     despite the definition of "substance" in this section, does not include that substance when contained in or mixed with another substance;

category 2 precursor chemical means a substance prescribed as a category 2 precursor chemical and—

        (a)     includes—

              (i)     any form of that substance, whether natural or synthetic; and

              (ii)     if specified in the regulations for that category 2 precursor chemical, the salts, derivatives and isomers of that substance and any salt of those derivatives and isomers;

        (b)     despite the definition of "substance" in this section, does not include that substance when contained in or mixed with another substance;

category 3 precursor apparatus means an item or class of item prescribed as a category 3 precursor apparatus;

"date of supply", in Part VB, means the date a category 1 precursor chemical, a category 2 precursor chemical or a category 3 precursor apparatus, as the case requires, leaves the premises of the person who supplied it;

"end user declaration" means a declaration required for the purposes of section 80J, 80L or 80M, as the case requires;

"sufficient proof of identity of receiver", for the purposes of Part VB, means proof of identity provided by one of the following—

        (a)     a driver licence issued under the Road Safety Act 1986 , or a licence issued in another State or a Territory that is the equivalent of a driver licence, that displays a photograph of the person; or

        (b)     an Australian passport or a foreign passport; or

        (c)         a proof of age card issued under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 or a card issued in another State or a Territory that is the equivalent of a proof of age card;".