Crimes Legislation Amendment (Proceeds of Crime and Other Measures) Act 2016 (15 of 2016)

Schedule 3   Serious drugs

Criminal Code Act 1995

3   Subsection 301.9(2) of the Criminal Code

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The following groups and atoms are specified:

(a) alkoxy, cyclic diether, acyl, acyloxy, mono-amino or dialkylamino groups with up to 6 carbon atoms in any alkyl residue;

(b) alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl groups with up to 6 carbon atoms in the group, where the group is attached to oxygen (for example, an ester or an ether group), nitrogen, sulphur or carbon;

(c) halogen, hydroxy, nitro or amino groups;

(d) hydrogen atoms.

(3) However:

(a) a drug analogue of a listed controlled drug does not include a substance that is itself a listed controlled drug; and

(b) a drug analogue of a listed border controlled drug does not include a substance that is itself a listed border controlled drug.

(4) In this section:

addition has its ordinary meaning.

replacement has its ordinary meaning.