Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985
32Penalty for offences dealt with on indictment
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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—
(a) an offence under section 23 (1),
(b) an offence under section 24 (1),
(c) an offence under section 25 (1),
(c1) an offence under section 25 (1A),
(d) an offence under section 26 of conspiring to commit an offence referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (c1),
(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
(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),
is—
(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
(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.
(2) (Repealed)
Note.
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.
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].