Narcotic Drugs Act 1967

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Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

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C2021C00483 C14

01 September 2021 - 23 December 2021

Table of contents

Chapter 1—Preliminary
Part 1—General provisions
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 2A Object of this Act
- 3 Simplified outline of this Act
- 4 Interpretation
- 5 Crown to be bound
- 6 Extension to external Territories
- 7 Inconsistency with State and Territory laws
- 7A Interaction with State and Territory laws
- 8 Provisional application of Act to substances
Part 2—Fit and proper person requirements
- 8A Matters to be taken into account in deciding whether a natural person is a fit and proper person
- 8B Matters to be taken into account in deciding whether a body corporate is a fit and proper person
- 8C Act does not affect spent conviction provisions
Chapter 2—Licensing the cultivation of cannabis plants and the production of cannabis etc.
Part 1—Introduction
- 8D Simplified outline of this Chapter
Part 2—Licences and permits
- Division 1—Medicinal cannabis licences and permits
- Division 2—Cannabis research licences and permits
- Division 3—Conditions of cannabis licences
- Division 4—Variation and revocation of cannabis licences and cannabis permits
Part 3—Offences and civil penalties relating to medicinal cannabis
- 11B Unauthorised cultivation of cannabis plants etc.
- 11C Breach of condition of a cannabis licence—cultivation
- 11D Unauthorised production of cannabis or cannabis resin
- 11E Breach of condition of a cannabis licence—production
Chapter 3—Licensing the manufacturing of drugs
Part 1—Introduction
- 11F Simplified outline of this Chapter
Part 2—Licences and permits
- Division 1—Manufacture licences and permits
- Division 2—Conditions of manufacture licences
- Division 3—Variation and revocation of manufacture licences and manufacture permits
Part 3—Offences and civil penalties relating to manufacture of drugs
- 13E Unauthorised manufacture of drugs
- 13F Breach of condition of a manufacture licence
Chapter 4—Monitoring and enforcement
Part 1—Introduction
- 13G Simplified outline of this Chapter
Part 2—Appointment of authorised inspectors
- 13H Appointment of authorised inspectors
Part 3—Monitoring, inspection, investigation etc. under the Regulatory Powers Act
- 13J Powers of issuing officers
- 13K Monitoring powers under Part 2 of the Regulatory Powers Act
- 13L Modifications of Part 2 of the Regulatory Powers Act
- 13M Investigation powers under Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act
- 13N Civil penalties under Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act
- 13P Provisions subject to an infringement notice
- 14 Enforceable undertakings
- 14A Injunctions
- 14B Extension to external Territories
Part 4—Monitoring and searching licensed premises
- 14C Monitoring licensed premises
- 14D Announcement before entry
- 14E Occupier is entitled to observe exercise of powers
- 14F Occupier to provide officers etc. with facilities and assistance
- 14G Obstruction or hindrance of authorised inspectors
Chapter 5—General
Part 1—Introduction
- 14H Simplified outline of this Chapter
Part 2—Obtaining and disclosing information and documents
- Division 1—Obtaining information and documents for purposes relating to licences
- Division 2—Disclosure of certain information
  - 14MA Secrecy—unauthorised disclosures of sensitive law enforcement information
  - 14N Authorised disclosures of information
Part 3—Directions powers
- 14P Directions with respect to security of premises and handling of things
- 15 Directions with respect to destruction, etc.
- 15A Directions with respect to manufacturing and labelling of drugs
- 15B General matters about directions
- 15C Failure to comply with a direction
- 15D Supply of a drug or narcotic preparation not labelled in accordance with a direction
Part 4—Review of decisions
- 15E Reviewable decisions
- 15F Notice of reviewable decisions
- 15G Internal review of reviewable decisions—application for review
- 15H Internal review of reviewable decisions—review of decision
- 15J Internal review of reviewable decisions—notice of decision
- 15K Minister or internal reviewer may require further information
- 15L Review of decisions under this Division by Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- 15M Application by Secretary to Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- 15N Failure to include information identified as sensitive law enforcement information in certain statements
Part 5—Other matters
- 21 Forfeiture
- 21A Operation of natural justice hearing rule
- 22 Drugs passing through Australia
- 23 Requirement to keep records and furnish reports
- 24 Inspection of certain premises
- 24A Physical elements of offences
- 24B Privilege against self-incrimination
- 24C Licences not transferable
- 25 Delegation
- 25A Certain State and Territory agencies are authorised to cultivate cannabis plants, produce cannabis etc. and manufacture drugs
- 25B Secretary to notify States and Territories of certain matters
- 26 Service of notices
- 26A Review of operation of Act
- 26B Minister may issue standards
- 26C Minister may issue guidelines
- 27 Regulations
- 28 General provisions relating to regulations
Schedule 1—Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol
Endnotes
- Endnote 1—About the endnotes
- Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
- Endnote 3—Legislation history
- Endnote 4—Amendment history

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