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Misuse of Drugs Act 1990
11YTheft of dangerous drug
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11Y Theft of dangerous drug
(a) the person appropriates a substance or thing with the intention
of depriving its owner of the substance or thing; and
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(a) for appropriation of a Schedule 1 drug – imprisonment for
(b) for appropriation of a Schedule 2 drug – imprisonment for
7 years.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the appropriation of a
substance or thing by a person with the reasonable belief that the
substance or thing has been lost and its owner cannot be
discovered.
appropriates, see section 209(1) of the Criminal Code.
deprive, see section 209(1) of the Criminal Code.