South Australian Consolidated Acts

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 33LB

33LB—Possession or supply of prescribed quantity of controlled precursor

        (1)         A person who, without reasonable excuse (proof of which lies on the person)—

            (a)         has possession of a prescribed quantity of a controlled precursor; or

            (b)         supplies to another person a prescribed quantity of a controlled precursor; or

            (c)         has possession of a prescribed quantity of a controlled precursor intending to supply it to another person,

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 3 years, or both.

        (2)         A person who, without reasonable excuse (proof of which lies on the person)—

            (a)         —

                  (i)         has possession of a prescribed quantity of a controlled precursor; or

                  (ii)         supplies to another person a prescribed quantity of a controlled precursor; or

                  (iii)         has possession of a prescribed quantity of a controlled precursor intending to supply it to another person; and

            (b)         —

                  (i)         has possession of a prescribed quantity of another kind of controlled precursor or any prescribed equipment; or

                  (ii)         supplies to another person a prescribed quantity of another kind of controlled precursor or any prescribed equipment; or

                  (iii)         has possession of a prescribed quantity of another kind of controlled precursor or any prescribed equipment intending to supply it to another person,

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $15 000 or imprisonment for 5 years, or both.

        (5)         In this section—

"prescribed quantity" of a controlled precursor means—

            (a)         in relation to a controlled precursor contained in a mixture—

                  (i)         a quantity of the precursor that equals or exceeds the amount prescribed for the purposes of this section for the precursor in its pure form; or

                  (ii)         a quantity of the mixture that equals or exceeds the amount prescribed for the purposes of this section for a mixture containing the precursor; or

            (b)         in relation to a controlled precursor that is not contained in a mixture—a quantity of the precursor that equals or exceeds the amount prescribed for the purposes of this section for the precursor in its pure form.