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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981
93Certificate and report to be provided to Chief Commissioner of Police
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93 Certificate and report to be provided to Chief Commissioner of Police
(1) If a delegated police officer destroys or disposes of a thing referred to in section 91(1)(b) in accordance with section 91(2), the officer must, as soon as practicable after doing so, provide the Chief Commissioner of Police with—
(a) a copy of the certificate of health and safety destruction or disposal; and
(b) a written report containing the details required by subsection (3).
(2) If the Chief Commissioner of Police destroys or disposes of a thing referred to in section 91(1)(b) in accordance with section 91(2), the Chief Commissioner of Police must, as soon as practicable after doing so, ensure that a copy of the certificate of health and safety destruction or disposal and a written report containing the details required by subsection (3) are made and retained.
(3) A written report under subsection (1) or (2) must contain the following—
(a) details of the samples that were taken; and
(b) details of the things that were seized, destroyed or disposed of; and
(c) details of the circumstances surrounding the seizure, destruction and disposal.
(4) The Chief Commissioner of Police must keep a copy, or cause a copy to be kept, of each certificate of health and safety destruction or disposal and each report provided to the Chief Commissioner of Police in accordance with subsection (1) or made and retained under subsection (2).
S. 94 repealed by No. 10002 s. 7(1), new s. 94 inserted by No. 52/2006 s. 14.