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Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985
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#### 32 Penalty for offences dealt with on indictment
32 Penalty for offences dealt with on indictment
> > (1) Except as provided by sections 30 and 31, the penalty for—
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> > > (a) an offence under section 23 (1),
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> > > (b) an offence under section 24 (1),
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> > > (c) an offence under section 25 (1),
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> > > (c1) an offence under section 25 (1A),
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> > > (d) an offence under section 26 of conspiring to commit an offence referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (c1),
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> > > (e) an offence under section 27 of aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring, soliciting or inciting the commission of an offence referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (c1), or
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> > > (f) an offence under section 28 of conspiring to commit, or of aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring, soliciting or inciting the commission of, an offence under a law in force outside New South Wales which corresponds to section 23 (1), 24 (1) or 25 (1) or (1A),
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> > is—
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> > > (g) except as provided by paragraph (h), a fine of 2,000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term of 15 years, or both, or
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> > > (h) where the offence relates to cannabis plant or cannabis leaf, a fine of 2,000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term of 10 years, or both.
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> > (2) (Repealed)
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> Note.
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> Offences referred to in this section may be dealt with summarily in certain cases. See Chapter 5 of and Schedule 1 to the [Criminal Procedure Act 1986](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1986-209).
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> **s 32:** Am 1988 No 17, Sch 1 (5); 1995 No 22, Sch 2.4 \[3\]; 1995 No 23, Sch 1.5 \[4\]; 1998 No 149, Sch 2.7 \[6\]; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.19; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.88 \[3\]; 2018 No 4, Sch 1.7 \[1\]–\[4\].