Criminal Code
622Supplying controlled drug to child for selling
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622 Supplying controlled drug to child for selling (i) supplies a commercial quantity of a controlled drug to a child; or (ii) possesses a commercial quantity of a controlled drug with the intention of supplying any of the drug to a child; and (b) the person does so believing that the child intends to sell any of the drug. (2) Absolute liability applies to— (a) the circumstance that the quantity supplied or possessed was a commercial quantity; and (b) the circumstance that the person to whom the controlled drug was supplied or intended to be supplied was a child. (i) supplies a controlled drug to a child; or (ii) possesses a controlled drug with the intention of supplying any of the drug to a child; and (b) the person does so believing that the child intends to sell any of the drug.
Drug offences involving children Part 6.5 (4) Absolute liability applies to the circumstance that the person to whom the controlled drug was supplied or intended to be supplied was a (5) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section if (a) considered whether or not the person to whom the controlled drug was supplied or intended to be supplied was a child; and