Part 8AMental impairment

Part 8A—Mental impairment 269A—Interpretation authorised person means a person authorised by the Minister to exercise the powers of an authorised person under this Part; consumption of a drug includes— (a) injection of the drug (either by the person to whom the drug is administered or someone else); and (b) inhalation of the drug; and (c) any other means of introducing the drug into the body; continuing supervision order—see section 269UB; defence—a defence exists if, even though the objective elements of an offence are found to exist, the defendant is entitled to the benefit of an exclusion, limitation or reduction of criminal liability at common law or by statute; defensible—a defendant's conduct is to be regarded as defensible in proceedings under this Part if, on the trial of the offence to which the proceedings relate, a defence might be found to exist;