Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 2) Act 2023 (98 of 2023)

Schedule 2   Border controlled drugs, plants and precursors

Criminal Code Act 1995

12   After subsection 301.6(1) of the Criminal Code

Insert:

(1A) However:

(a) the regulations may provide that a listed border controlled precursor is taken, for the purposes of this Part, to be a border controlled precursor only in relation to particular offences against this Part, or particular elements of those offences; and

(b) if the regulations so provide, then the listed border controlled precursor is taken, for the purposes of this Part, to be a border controlled precursor only in relation to those offences or elements.

(1B) To avoid doubt, if a listed border controlled precursor is taken, for the purposes of this Part, to be a border controlled precursor only in relation to particular offences against this Part, or particular elements of those offences, then a salt, ester or immediate precursor of the listed border controlled precursor is taken, for the purposes of this Part, to be a border controlled precursor only in relation to those offences or elements.

Definition of immediate precursor


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