Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
sec.284End of authorisation for drug checking under existing substance authorities
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sec.284 End of authorisation for drug checking under existing substance authorities
This section applies to a substance authority granted before the commencement that, immediately before the commencement, authorised a dealing with a regulated substance for the purpose of drug checking. On the commencement, the substance authority ends to the extent it authorises the dealing. However, for the 30-day period, subsection (2) does not affect the authorisation under the substance authority of the following dealings— possession of the regulated substance; disposal of the regulated substance. In this section— 30-day period means the period— starting on the day of the commencement; and ending on the day that is 30 days after the day of the commencement. s 284 ins 2025 No. 21 s 1F (sec.284-ssec.1) This section applies to a substance authority granted before the commencement that, immediately before the commencement, authorised a dealing with a regulated substance for the purpose of drug checking. (sec.284-ssec.2) On the commencement, the substance authority ends to the extent it authorises the dealing. (sec.284-ssec.3) However, for the 30-day period, subsection (2) does not affect the authorisation under the substance authority of the following dealings— possession of the regulated substance; disposal of the regulated substance. (sec.284-ssec.4) In this section— 30-day period means the period— starting on the day of the commencement; and ending on the day that is 30 days after the day of the commencement.
- (a) possession of the regulated substance;
- (b) disposal of the regulated substance.
- (a) starting on the day of the commencement; and
- (b) ending on the day that is 30 days after the day of the commencement.