Criminal Code Act 1995

Schedule - The Criminal Code  

Section 3

CHAPTER 9 - DANGERS TO THE COMMUNITY  

Part 9.1 - Serious drug offences  

Division 305 - Commercial manufacture of controlled drugs  

SECTION 305.4   Manufacturing marketable quantities of controlled drugs  

(1)    
A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person manufactures a substance for a commercial purpose; and

(b) the substance is a controlled drug; and

(c) the quantity manufactured is a marketable quantity.

Penalty:

(a) in the case of an aggravated offence - imprisonment for 28 years or 5,600 penalty units, or both; or

(b) in any other case - imprisonment for 25 years or 5,000 penalty units, or both.

Note:

The additional elements for an aggravated offence against this section are set out in subsection 310.4(2) .

(2)    
The fault element for paragraph (1)(b) is recklessness.

(3)    
Absolute liability applies to paragraph (1)(c).

Note:

Section 313.4 provides a partial defence in relation to the matter in paragraph (1)(c).