24BPossession of prohibited drug precursors

24B Possession of prohibited drug precursors

24B Possession of prohibited drug precursors

(1) A person who has in his or her possession a precursor of a quantity not less than the quantity prescribed by the regulations in relation to that precursor is guilty of an offence.

(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) if the defendant establishes—

(a) that the defendant is in possession of the precursor for the purposes of an activity that is not unlawful, or

(b) that the defendant otherwise has a reasonable excuse for possessing the precursor.

(3) In this section, precursor means a substance—

(a) that is capable of being used to manufacture or produce a prohibited drug, and

(b) that is specified or described in the regulations as a precursor for the purposes of this section.

s 24B: Ins 2007 No 57, Sch 4 [4].