625Supplying controlled drug to child

625 Supplying controlled drug to child (a) supplies a controlled drug other than cannabis to a child; or (b) possesses a controlled drug other than cannabis with the intention of supplying it to a child. Maximum penalty: 2 000 penalty units, imprisonment for 20 years (a) supplies a trafficable quantity of cannabis to a child; or (b) possesses a trafficable quantity of cannabis with the intention of supplying it to a child. (3) Absolute liability applies to the circumstance that the quantity supplied or possessed was a trafficable quantity. (4) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) supplies cannabis to a child; or (b) possesses cannabis with the intention of supplying it to a child.

(5) For this section, absolute liability applies to the circumstance that the person to whom the drug was supplied, or intended to be supplied, was a child. (6) 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