19KUse of dangerous drugs for research etc.

19K Use of dangerous drugs for research etc. (1) If, after the Local Court has ordered that a dangerous drug or precursor be destroyed and before the drug or precursor is destroyed, the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, within the meaning of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993 responsible under the Minister for the administration of the Public and Environmental Health Act 2011, requests the Commissioner of Police, in writing, to give the dangerous drug or precursor to a person or body specified in the request for the purpose of scientific research, instruction, analysis or study, the dangerous drug or precursor shall be dealt with in accordance with the request. (2) The Commissioner of Police may comply with a request made in accordance with subsection (1) by giving the dangerous drug or precursor to a person or body specified in the request if the Commissioner is satisfied: (a) samples of the drug or precursor are retained in accordance with section 19B(3); and (b) if notice is required to be given in accordance with section 19B(4) in relation to the drug or precursor – the notice has been given.