Western Australian Consolidated Acts

POISONS ACT 1964 - SECT 36A

36A .         Defence for persons participating in conduct of needle and syringe programmes

                It is a defence in proceedings for an offence against section 36 of this Act or section 6(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 for the person charged to prove that the offence occurred by reason only of the person —

            (a)         supplying any other person with a sterile hypodermic syringe or a sterile hypodermic needle; or

            (b)         doing any act or thing to facilitate the safe disposal of a used hypodermic syringe or a used hypodermic needle; or

            (c)         advising, counselling or disseminating information to any other person,

                in the course of the conduct of a needle and syringe programme approved by the CEO.

        [Section 36A inserted by No. 12 of 1994 s. 7; amended by No. 28 of 2006 s. 282.]

[ 37-39.         Deleted by No. 48 of 1995 s. 18.]