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DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE ACT 1989
193BProtocols for destruction etc of cannabis
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193B Protocols for destruction etc of cannabis
(1) The government analyst may determine the following protocols:
(a) a protocol that sets out methods and procedures for—
(i) the handling and destruction of seized cannabis plants; and
(ii) the preservation of samples of seized cannabis plants;
(b) a protocol that sets out methods and procedures for—
(i) the handling and destruction of seized cannabis product;
and
(ii) the preservation of samples of seized cannabis product.
(2) The government analyst may determine a protocol only if the protocol
has been approved, in writing, by the chief health officer and the
director of public prosecutions.
(3) A determination is a disallowable instrument.