s. 71C (4) It is a defence to a charge under this section for a person charged to prove that he or she believed on reasonable grounds that the person to whom the drug of dependence was supplied was 18 years of age or older. S. 71C 71C Possession of tablet press inserted by No. 52/2006 A person who, without being authorized by or s. 11. licensed under this Act or the regulations (if any) to do so or otherwise without a lawful excuse, possesses a tablet press is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a penalty of not more than 600 penalty units or level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum) or both. 71D Possession of precursor chemicals S. 71D inserted by No. 52/2006 A person who, without being authorized by or s. 12 (as licensed under this Act or the regulations (if any) amended by No. 10/2007 to do so or otherwise without a lawful excuse, s. 6). possesses a prescribed precursor chemical in a quantity that is not less than the prescribed quantity applicable to that precursor chemical is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a penalty of not more than 600 penalty units or level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum) or both. S. 72 72 Cultivation of narcotic plants—large commercial substituted by quantity No. 10002 s. 7(1), A person who, without being authorized by or amended by No. 48/1997 licensed under this Act or the regulations to do so, ss 40(1)(2), cultivates or attempts to cultivate a narcotic plant 41(2)(3), substituted by in a quantity of a drug of dependence, being a No. 61/2001 narcotic plant, that is not less than the large s. 6. commercial quantity applicable to that narcotic plant is guilty of an indictable offence and liable— (a) to level 1 imprisonment (life); and (b) in addition to imprisonment, to a penalty of not more than 5000 penalty units.
(4) It is a defence to a charge under this section for a person charged to prove that he or she believed on reasonable grounds that the person to whom the drug of dependence was supplied was 18 years of age or older. S. 71C inserted by No. 52/2006 s. 11. 71C Possession of tablet press A person who, without being authorized by or licensed under this Act or the regulations (if any) to do so or otherwise without a lawful excuse, possesses a tablet press is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a penalty of not more than 600 penalty units or level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum) or both. S. 71D inserted by No. 52/2006 s. 12 (as amended by No. 10/2007 s. 6). 71D Possession of precursor chemicals A person who, without being authorized by or licensed under this Act or the regulations (if any) to do so or otherwise without a lawful excuse, possesses a prescribed precursor chemical in a quantity that is not less than the prescribed quantity applicable to that precursor chemical is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a penalty of not more than 600 penalty units or level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum) or both. S. 72 substituted by No. 10002 s. 7(1), amended by No. 48/1997 ss 40(1)(2), 41(2)(3), substituted by No. 61/2001 s. 6. 72 Cultivation of narcotic plants—large commercial quantity s. 71C A person who, without being authorized by or licensed under this Act or the regulations to do so, cultivates or attempts to cultivate a narcotic plant in a quantity of a drug of dependence, being a narcotic plant, that is not less than the large commercial quantity applicable to that narcotic plant is guilty of an indictable offence and liable— (a) to level 1 imprisonment (life); and (b) in addition to imprisonment, to a penalty of not more than 5000 penalty units.
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