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Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987
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### sec.21 Analyst
An analyst is authorised to possess—
standard THC material to calibrate an analytical instrument used for analysing a substance to determine its THC concentration; and
if an authorised person engages or employs the analyst to analyse a substance to determine its THC concentration—the substance for the purpose of the analysis.
In this section—
authorised person means any of the following—
a researcher;
a grower;
a DPI researcher;
an inspector.
substance means a substance that an authorised person reasonably believes to be any of the following—
industrial cannabis plants;
class A or class B research cannabis plants;
processed cannabis.
s 21 prev s 21 ins 1998 SL No. 348 s 4
sub 2002 SL No. 255 s 6
om 2018 Act No. 5 s 139
pres s 21 (prev s 24) ins 1998 SL No. 348 s 4
sub 2002 SL No. 255 s 6
amd 2018 Act No. 5 s 141
renum 2018 Act No. 5 s 149
(sec.21-ssec.1) An analyst is authorised to possess— standard THC material to calibrate an analytical instrument used for analysing a substance to determine its THC concentration; and if an authorised person engages or employs the analyst to analyse a substance to determine its THC concentration—the substance for the purpose of the analysis.
(sec.21-ssec.2) In this section— authorised person means any of the following— a researcher; a grower; a DPI researcher; an inspector. substance means a substance that an authorised person reasonably believes to be any of the following— industrial cannabis plants; class A or class B research cannabis plants; processed cannabis.
- (a) standard THC material to calibrate an analytical instrument used for analysing a substance to determine its THC concentration; and
- (b) if an authorised person engages or employs the analyst to analyse a substance to determine its THC concentration—the substance for the purpose of the analysis.
- (a) a researcher;
- (b) a grower;
- (c) a DPI researcher;
- (d) an inspector.
- (a) industrial cannabis plants;
- (b) class A or class B research cannabis plants;
- (c) processed cannabis.