12Identification of prohibited plants

12 Identification of prohibited plants

12 Identification of prohibited plants

As soon as practicable after a relevant substance that is a plant first comes into the custody of a member of the NSW Police Force, one of the following persons must be given access to or provided with an amount of the plant sufficient to allow its identification—

(a) an analyst,

(b) a qualified plant identifier.

Note—

Prohibited plants may be destroyed once they have been identified and other procedures have been carried out. See the Act, section 39H.