36Exemption for persons engaged to transport, store or destroy cannabis

36 Exemption for persons engaged to transport, store or destroy cannabis

36 Exemption for persons engaged to transport, store or destroy cannabis

(1) A person engaged under a contract for services by or on behalf of the NSW Police Force to transport, store or destroy cannabis is exempt from the Act, sections 10(1), 23(1) and (2) and 25(1) and (2).

(2) The exemption extends to an employee of the person engaged under the contract for services.

(3) The exemption applies only to enable the person or employee to transport, store or destroy cannabis in accordance with the contract for services.

(4) In this section—

cannabis means cannabis plant and cannabis leaf.