Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Serious Drug Offences and Other Measures) Act 2005 (129 of 2005)

Schedule 1   Serious drug offences

Part 2   Consequential and transitional provisions

Customs Act 1901

26   Before subsection 4(5)

Insert:

(4A) To avoid doubt, if narcotic goods are:

(a) imported into Australia in breach of a prohibition under section 50; or

(b) exported from Australia in breach of a prohibition under section 112;

the goods are imported or exported, as the case may be, in contravention of this Act.

Note: Most offences dealing with the importation and exportation of narcotic goods are located in Part 9.1 of the Criminal Code.


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