5The *Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012* s. 108 and 109 read as follows:

5 The *Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012* s. 108 and 109 read as follows: 108. Term used: commencement day commencement day means the day on which this Part comes into operation. 109. Savings provision relating to *Misuse of Drugs Act 1981* former authorisation means an authorisation under the *Misuse of Drugs Act 1981* section 31(1) as in force immediately before the day on which Part 9 comes into operation. (2) A former authorisation in force immediately before the commencement day, is, on and after the commencement day, to be taken to be an authority as defined in section 5 granted on the commencement day and Part 2 applies, with any necessary modifications, to that authority. Defined terms *[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]* **Defined term Provision(s)** adult 3(1), 8B(1) Agvet Code of Western Australia 8N(1) amending Act 44(1) analyst 3(1) appropriate licence 5B(1) appropriate permit 5B(1) approved analyst 3(1) approved botanist 3(1) approved person 21 Australia Post 20A authorised officer 20M, 20R(1) authorised person 8B(1) authorised prescription 3(1) Border Search Area 3(1), 20N(1) botanist 3(1) BSA 3(1), 20N(1) BSA authorisation 20R(1) cannabis 3(1) cannabis intervention requirement 8B(1) cannabis intervention session 8B(1) cannabis resin 3(1) category 1 item 3(1), 12 category 2 item 3(1), 11 CEO (Health) 8B(1), 38D(1) child 3(1) CIN 45 CIR 8B(2) CIS 8B(2) claimant 27(1) commencement day 42B(1), 45 Commissioner 3(1) confidential information 27B(1) consigned article 20A consume 8N(1) controlled precursor 3(1) Corruption and Crime Commission 20M dangerous substance 2(1) declared criminal organisation 32A(3) delivery business 20A Department 20Z(1) destruction notice 8T(1) display 7B(1) drug detection area 20A, 20B(2) drug detection device 3(1) drug detection dog 3(1) drug of addiction 3(1) drug paraphernalia 7B(1) external serious drug offence 32A(3) heroin 3(1) industrial hemp 3(1) industrial hemp seed 3(1) issuing officer 20R(1) manufacture 8N(1) medical practitioner 3(1) member 32A(3) methylamphetamine 3(1) metropolitan region 20A minor cannabis related offence 8B(1) new offence 8E(4), 8G(1) officer 20Z(1) opium 3(1) owner 5(2) police officer 8B(1) preliminary drug detection test 3(1) premises 20I(1) premises search authorisation 20A principal offence 33(1), (2), (3) processed industrial hemp 3(1) professional authority 5B(1) prohibited drug 3(1) prohibited plant 3(1) psychoactive effect 8N(1) psychoactive substance 8N(1) public place 20M recipient 12 relevant drug offence 32A(3) relevant thing 27(6) repeal day Sch. IX cl. 1(1) responsible adult 8B(1) sample 3(1) search 20G(1), 20U(1) search warrant 21 seized property 28(1) senior police officer 20A serious drug offence 32(3) simple offence 3(1) specified 27A.(7) specified drug 3(1) substance 8N(1), 12 sufficient samples 27(6) summary court 3(1) supplier 12 to cultivate 3(1) to possess 3(1) to supply 3(1) trafficable quantity of methylamphetamine 34(1A) undercover officer 3(1) undercover operation 3(1) vehicle 3(1) vehicle search authorisation 20A young person 8B(1) young person at risk 8H(2) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au. Attribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2026. By Authority: ROGER JACOBS, Acting Government Printer