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Misuse of Drugs Act 1990
38Penalty for offence involving procurement of young child
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38 Penalty for offence involving procurement of young child
(1) This section applies in relation to an offence against this Act that,
under section 43BG or 43BH of the Criminal Code, a person is
taken to have committed because the person procured a young
child to:
(a) commit the offence; or
(b) engage in conduct as mentioned in section 43BH(1)(a) of the
Criminal Code.
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(2) Despite section 43BG or 43BH of the Criminal Code, the person is
liable to a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for the offence.
young child means a person who has not attained the age of