10Possession of less than trafficable quantity or less than

10 Possession of less than trafficable quantity or less than 25 litres of kava (1) A person who has not attained the age of 18 (whether he or she is inside or outside a licence area) must not possess a quantity of kava that is less than the trafficable quantity or a quantity of kava prepared as a drink that is less than 25 litres. (2) If a person who has attained the age of 18 is outside a licence area, the person must not possess a quantity of kava that is less than the trafficable quantity or a quantity of kava prepared in the form of a drink that is less than 25 litres unless doing so in accordance with a (3) Where an authorised officer has reason to believe that a person is not complying with subsection (1) or (2), the authorised officer may seize the kava, or a thing he or she reasonably believes to be kava, that is in the possession of the person. (4) If kava or a thing that an authorised officer reasonably believes to be kava is in the immediate vicinity of a person who the officer on reasonable grounds believes: (a) is not complying with subsection (1) or (2); or (b) would not be complying with those subsections if the kava or thing was in his or her possession),

Kava Management Act 1998 8 the kava or thing may be taken to be in the possession of the person and dealt with under subsection (3) and section 11 as if the kava or thing is in the possession of the person. (5) A person who fails to comply with this section does not commit an offence against this Act and no prosecution may be instituted under this section against the person in relation to possession of the kava or thing.