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Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985
33AAPenalties for offences involving supply to persons under 16 years
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#### 33AA Penalties for offences involving supply to persons under 16 years
33AA Penalties for offences involving supply to persons under 16 years
> > (1) This section applies if—
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> > > (a) a person is found guilty of an offence under section 25 (1A) or (2A), or
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> > > (b) a person is found guilty of—
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> > > > (i) an offence under section 26 of conspiring to commit an offence referred to in paragraph (a), or
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> > > > (ii) an offence under section 27 of aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring, soliciting or inciting the commission of an offence referred to in paragraph (a), or
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> > > > (iii) 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 25 (1A) or (2A).
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> > (2) The penalty for the offence is the penalty that would otherwise be imposed by this Act but increased—
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> > > (a) in the case of a penalty for imprisonment for 2 years—to a penalty of imprisonment for 2 years and 6 months, and
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> > > (b) in the case of the penalty for an offence under section 25 (2A)—to a penalty of a fine of 4,200 penalty units or imprisonment for 25 years, or both, and
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> > > (c) in the case of any other penalty, whether a pecuniary penalty or imprisonment by one-fifth.
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> > (3) This section has effect despite any other provision of this Act.
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> **s 33AA:** Ins 1995 No 23, Sch 1.5 \[6\]. Am 1998 No 149, Sch 2.7 \[6\].