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12.00 g 600.00 g
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section 20(1), definition infringement notice offence, paragraph (b)
Dangerous Drug Quantity
Cannabis oil 1.00g
Cannabis plant material (being any part of the Cannabis
plant, including the flowering or fruiting tops, leaves, stalks
and seeds) other than permissible Cannabis seeds
50.00g
Cannabis resin 10.00g
Cannabis seed, other than permissible Cannabis seeds 10.00g
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1 KEY Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 (Act No. 15, 1990)
Assent date 12 April 1990
Commenced 1 November 1990 (Gaz G40, 10 October 1990, p 3)
Statute Law Revision Act 1990 (Act No. 33, 1990)
Assent date 11 June 1990
Commenced 11 June 1990
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1992 (Act No. 11, 1992)
Assent date 21 April 1992
Commenced 10 June 1992 (Gaz G23, 10 June 1992, p 3)
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1992 (Act No. 44, 1992)
Assent date 7 September 1992
Commenced 20 May 1992 (s 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 1993 (Act No. 6, 1993)
Assent date 18 March 1993
Commenced 18 March 1993
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1994 (Act No. 56, 1994)
Assent date 22 September 1994
Commenced 7 November 1994 (Gaz G44, 2 November 1994, p 3)
Amendment of Misuse of Drugs Regulations (SL No. 15, 1995)
Notified 10 May 1995
Commenced 10 May 1995
Statute Law Revision Act 1995 (Act No. 14, 1995)
Assent date 23 June 1995
Commenced 23 June 1995
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1996 (Act No. 4, 1996)
Assent date 20 March 1996
Commenced 1 July 1996 (Gaz S15, 13 June 1996)
Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (Act No. 17, 1996)
Assent date 19 April 1996
Commenced s 7: 19 April 1996; rem: 1 July 1996 (s 2, s 2 Sentencing
Act 1995 (Act No. 39, 1995) and Gaz S15, 13 June 1996)
Statute Law Revision Act 1996 (Act No. 42, 1996)
Assent date 17 September 1996
Commenced 17 September 1996
Statute Law Revision Act 1997 (Act No. 17, 1997)
Assent date 11 April 1997
Commenced 1 May 1997 (Gaz G17, 30 April 1997, p 2)
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1999 (Act No. 21, 1999)
Assent date 5 May 1999
Commenced 5 May 1999
Sentencing of Juveniles (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 (Act No. 17, 2000)
Assent date 30 May 2000
Commenced 1 June 2000 (s 2)
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2000 (Act No. 74, 2000)
Assent date 14 December 2000
Commenced 14 December 2000
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2002 (Act No. 32, 2002)
Assent date 16 July 2002
Commenced 1 August 2002 (Gaz G30, 31 July 2002, p 4)
Criminal Property Forfeiture (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002 (Act No. 35, 2002)
Assent date 16 July 2002
Commenced 1 June 2003 (s 2, s 2 Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002
(Act No. 34, 2002) and Gaz G21, 28 May 2003, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2002 (Act No. 59, 2002)
Assent date 7 November 2002
Commenced 7 November 2002
Statute Law Revision Act 2004 (Act No. 18, 2004)
Assent date 15 March 2004
Commenced 1 July 2004 (s 2(2), s 2 Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings)
Act 2003 (Act No. 55, 2003) and Gaz G9, 3 March 2004, p 5)
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Regulations (SL No. 35, 2004)
Notified 24 November 2004
Commenced 24 November 2004
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2005 (Act No. 24, 2005)
Assent date 6 May 2005
Commenced 9 February 2006 (Gaz S2, 9 February 2006)
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Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005)
Assent date 14 December 2005
Commenced 14 December 2005
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2008 (Act No. 20, 2008)
Assent date 24 June 2008
Commenced 23 July 2008 (Gaz G29, 23 July 2008, p 6)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Penalties) Act 2010 (Act No. 12, 2010)
Assent date 20 May 2010
Commenced 1 July 2010 (Gaz G24, 16 June 2010, p 2)
Health Practitioner (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010 (Act No. 18,
2010)
Assent date 20 May 2010
Commenced 1 July 2010 (s 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2010 (Act No. 29, 2010)
Assent date 9 September 2010
Commenced 13 October 2010 (Gaz G41, 13 October 2010, p 2)
Public and Environmental Health Act 2011 (Act No. 7, 2011)
Assent date 16 March 2011
Commenced 1 July 2011 (Gaz S28, 8 June 2011)
Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Synthetic Cannabinoids) Regulations 2011 (SL No. 33,
2011)
Notified 12 August 2011
Commenced 12 August 2011
Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Synthetic Cannabinoids) Regulations (No. 2) 2011 (SL
No. 42, 2011)
Notified 31 August 2011
Commenced 31 August 2011
Caravan Parks Act 2012 (Act No. 1, 2012)
Assent date 21 March 2012
Commenced ss 21 and 22: 21 March 2012; rem: 1 May 2012 (s 2)
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 (Act No. 13, 2012)
Assent date 27 April 2012
Commenced 1 May 2014 (Gaz S22, 2014, p 12)
Misuse of Drugs (Act Amendment) Regulations 2013 (SL No. 29, 2013)
Notified 1 August 2013
Commenced 1 August 2013
Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Methamphetamine) Act 2013 (Act No. 25, 2013)
Assent date 29 October 2013
Commenced 11 November 2013 (Gaz S55, 11 November 2013)
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 7, 2014)
Assent date 20 March 2014
Commenced 9 April 2014 (Gaz G14, 9 April 2014, p 2)
Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 103
Correctional Services (Related and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 27,
2014)
Assent date 4 September 2014
Commenced 9 September 2014 (Gaz S80, 9 September 2014, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2014 (Act No. 38, 2014)
Assent date 13 November 2014
Commenced 13 November 2014
Statute Law Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2015 (Act No. 26, 2015)
Assent date 18 September 2015
Commenced 14 October 2015 (Gaz G41, 14 October 2015, p 3)
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2015 (Act No. 31, 2015)
Assent date 8 December 2015
Commenced 17 December 2015 (Gaz S115, 17 December 2015)
Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016)
Assent date 6 April 2016
Commenced 1 May 2016 (Gaz S34, 29 April 2016)
Misuse of Drugs (Act Amendment) Regulations 2016 (SL No. 23, 2016)
Notified 20 May 2016
Commenced 20 May 2016
Justice Legislation Amendment (Drug Offences) Act 2016 (Act No. 17, 2016)
Assent date 8 June 2016
Commenced s 17 (to ext ins new s 15): 10 October 2016;
rem: 18 July 2016 (Gaz S67, 18 July 2016)
Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017)
Assent date 10 March 2017
Commenced 12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3)
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2017 (Act No. 22, 2017)
Assent date 30 November 2017
Commenced 1 December 2017 (s 2)
Health Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 28, 2018)
Assent date 30 November 2018
Commenced 1 December 2018 (s 2)
Liquor Act 2019 (Act No. 29, 2019)
Assent date 3 September 2019
Commenced 1 October 2019 (Gaz G39, 25 September 2019, p 2)
Hemp Act 2019 (Act No. 25, 2019)
Assent date 2 September 2019
Commenced 6 May 2020 (Gaz G18, 6 May 2020, p 2)
Misuse of Drugs (Act Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SL No. 9, 2020)
Notified 13 May 2020
Commenced 13 May 2020
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Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)
Assent date 19 November 2020
Commenced 20 November 2020
Sentencing and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 28, 2022)
Assent date 9 December 2022
Commenced 25 March 2024 (Gaz S19, 22 March 2024)
Amending Legislation
Justice Legislation Amendment (Domestic and Family Violence) Act 2023 (Act
No. 33, 2023)
Assent date 6 December 2023
Commenced 25 March 2024 (Gaz S18, 22 March 2024)
Attorney-General Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 14, 2025)
Assent date 6 June 2025
Commenced 1 August 2025 (Gaz G14, 10 July 2025, p 1)
3 SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
s 28 Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2002 (Act No. 32, 2002)
4 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 3, 11A, 11E, 11F, 11G,
11J, 11N, 11P, 11U, 11W, 19K, 19U, 19Y, 20B, 23, 28, 33, 34, 35, 35A and
37 and sch 2.
5 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
pt I hdg amd No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 3 amd No. 11, 1992, s 4; No. 17, 1997, s 17; No. 17, 2000, s 6; No. 32, 2002,
s 4; No. 44, 2005, ss 22 and 23; No. 24, 2005, s 3; No. 20, 2008, s 4; No. 18,
2010, s 89; No. 7, 2011, s 140; No. 13, 2012, s 296; No. 31, 2015, s 4; No. 9,
2016, s 120; No. 17, 2016, s 4; No. 22, 2017, s 4; No. 28, 2018, s 25
s 4A ins No. 21, 1999, s 3
amd No. 22, 2017, s 5
sub No. 25, 2019, s 48
s 4B ins No. 20, 2008, s 5
sub No. 17, 2016, s 5
s 4C sub No. 17, 2016, s 5
div 1 hdg amd No. 17, 2016, s 38
sdiv 1 hdg ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
s 5 amd No. 11, 1992, s 5; No. 44, 1992, s 3; No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 20, 2008,
s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 7, 2014, s 4; No. 9, 2016, s 121
ss 5A – 5E ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 105
sdiv 2 hdg ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
s 6 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 122
ss 6A – 6G ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
sdiv 3 hdg ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
s 7 sub No. 11, 1992, s 6
amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 123
ss 7A – 7C ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
sdiv 4 hdg ins No. 17, 2016, s 6
s 8 sub No. 11, 1992, s 6
amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 124
s 8A ins No. 32, 2002, s 5
amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s 7
s 8B ins No. 32, 2002, s 5
amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s 8
s 8C ins No. 32, 2002, s 5
amd No. 59, 2002, s 4; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s 9
s 8D ins No. 32, 2002, s 5
sdiv 5 hdg ins No. 17, 2016, s 10
s 9 sub No. 11, 1992, s 6
amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 125
sub No. 17, 2016, s 10
s 10 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 9, 2016, s 132
s 11 sub No. 11, 1992, s 7
amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 126
div 1A hdg ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
sdiv 1 hdg ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11A ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
amd No. 18, 2004, s 3; No. 1, 2012, s 194; No. 29, 2019, s 386
s 11B ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11C ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11D ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
sdiv 2 hdg ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11E ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
amd No. 17, 2016, s 38; No. 29, 2019, s 387
s 11F ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
amd No. 17, 2016, s 38; No. 29, 2019, s 388
Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 106
s 11G ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
amd No. 17, 2016, s 38; No. 29, 2019, s 389
sdiv 3 hdg ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11H ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11J ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
ss 11K – 11M ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11N ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
amd No. 18, 2004, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 11P ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11Q ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016, s 11
sdiv 4 hdg ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
s 11R ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
amd No. 31, 2015, s 5; No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 11S ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
sub No. 17, 2016, s 12
s 11SA ins No. 17, 2016, s 12
s 11T ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 27, 2014, s 57; No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016,
s 13
s 11U ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
amd No. 18, 2004, s 3
s 11V ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
amd No. 17, 2016, s 14
s 11W ins No. 32, 2002, s 6
amd No. 29, 2019, s 390
ss 11X – 11Y ins No. 17, 2016, s 15
s 12 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 13, 2012, s 297; No. 17, 2016, s 16
ss 13 – 14 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
sub No. 17, 2016, s 17
s 15 amd No. 44, 2005, s 23; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 13, 2012, s 298
sub No. 17, 2016, s 17
s 16 amd No. 44, 2005, s 23; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 13, 2012, s 299
rep No. 17, 2016, s 17
s 17 amd No. 32, 2002, s 7; No. 44, 2005, s 23; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 13, 2012,
s 300
rep No. 17, 2016, s 17
s 18 rep No. 24, 2005, s 5
s 19 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6
pt IIA hdg ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
div 1 hdg ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
s 19A ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
amd No. 42, 1996, s 5; No. 9, 2016, s 127
s 19B ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
sub No. 32, 2002, s 8
s 19C ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
sub No. 32, 2002, s 8
s 19D ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
rep No. 32, 2002, s 8
Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 107
ss 19E – 19F ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
s 19G ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
amd No. 32, 2002, s 9; No. 9, 2016, s 132
ss 19H – 19J ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
s 19K ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
amd No. 32, 2002, s 10; No. 38, 2014, s 2; No. 9, 2016, s 132
s 19M ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
amd No. 32, 2002, s 11; No. 9, 2016, s 132
s 19N ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
amd No. 32, 2002, s 12
s 19P ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
sub No. 32, 2002, s 13
ss 19PA –
19PB ins No. 32, 2002, s 13
div 2 hdg ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
s 19Q ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
amd No. 32, 2002, s 14
div 3 hdg ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
s 19R ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
amd No. 32, 2002, s 15; No. 9, 2016, s 132
s 19S ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
amd No. 32, 2002, s 16; No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 19T ins No. 56, 1994, s 5
amd No. 32, 2002, s 17; No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 19TA ins No. 32, 2002, s 18
pt IIAB hdg ins No. 31, 2015, s 6
ss 19U – 19X ins No. 31, 2015, s 6
s 19Y ins No. 31, 2015, s 6
amd No. 17, 2016, s 18
ss 19Z – 19ZA ins No. 31, 2015, s 6
pt IIB hdg ins No. 4, 1996, s 3
ss 20A – 20C ins No. 4, 1996, s 3
s 20D ins No. 4, 1996, s 3
s 20E ins No. 4, 1996, s 3
ss 20F – 20G ins No. 4, 1996, s 3
rep No. 17, 2016, s 19
s 20 amd No. 17, 2016, s 20
s 21 amd No. 17, 2000, s 6
rep No. 17, 2016, s 21
s 22 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 35, 2002, s 4; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016,
s 22
s 23 amd No. 9, 2016, s 128
s 24 amd No. 11, 1992, s 8; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 129; No. 17, 2016,
s 23
s 25 amd No. 11, 1992, s 9; No. 17, 2016, s 24
s 26 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 130; No. 17, 2016, s 25; No. 4, 2017,
s 34
Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 108
s 27 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 9, 2016, s 131
s 28 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 21, 1999, s 4; No. 17, 2016, s 26
s 29 amd No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 30 rep No. 11, 1992, s 10
s 31 amd No. 32, 2002, s 19; No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 32 amd No. 11, 1992, s 11; No. 32, 2002, s 20; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 17, 2016,
s 27
s 33 amd No. 17, 1997, s 17
sub No. 32, 2002, s 21
amd No. 13, 2012, s 301
s 34 amd No. 56, 1994, s 4; No. 14, 1995, s 12; No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 32, 2002,
s 22; No. 59, 2002, s 4; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016,
s 28
s 35 amd No. 32, 2002, s 23
s 35A ins No. 32, 2002, s 24
amd No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016, s 38
s 36 amd No. 31, 2015, s 7
s 36A ins No. 35, 2002, s 4
amd No. 44, 2005, s 28; No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016, s 29
s 37 amd No. 33, 1990, s 6; No. 6, 1993, s 8; No. 74, 2000, s 2; No. 32, 2002,
s 25; No. 7, 2014, s 5; No. 27, 2014, s 57; No. 17, 2016, s 30; No. 29, 2019,
s 391; No. 28, 2022, s 41
s 38 sub No. 17, 2016, s 31
s 39 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6
sub No. 26, 2015, s 80
amd No. 17, 2016, s 32
s 40 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 32, 2002, s 26; No. 31, 2015, s 8; No. 17, 2016,
s 33
s 41 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 9, 2016, s 132; No. 17, 2016, s 34
s 42 amd No. 44, 2005, s 23; No. 13, 2012, s 302
s 42A ins No. 32, 2002, s 27
s 43 amd No. 20, 2008, s 7; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 7, 2014, s 6; No. 17, 2016,
s 35; No. 29, 2019, s 392
pt IV hdg ins No. 26, 2015, s 81
div 1 hdg ins No. 26, 2015, s 81
s 44 ins No. 20, 2008, s 8
s 45 ins No. 25, 2013, s 4
s 46 ins No. 7, 2014, s 7
div 2 hdg ins No. 26, 2015, s 82
s 47 ins No. 26, 2015, s 82
div 3 hdg ins No. 31, 2015, s 9
s 48 ins No. 31, 2015, s 9
div 4 ins No. 17, 2016, s 36
s 49 ins No. 17, 2016, s 36
div 5 hdg ins No. 28, 2022, s 42
s 50 ins No. 28, 2022, s 42
sch 1 amd No. 25, 2013, s 5; SL No. 23, 2016, r 3; No. 17, 2016, s 38; No. 14,
2025, s 13
Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 109
sch 2 amd No. 11, 1992, s 12; SL No. 15, 1995; No. 21, 1999, s 5; No. 74, 2000,
s 3; SL No. 35, 2004; No. 29, 2010, s 7; SL No. 33, 2011, r 3; SL No. 42,
2011, r 3; SL No. 29, 2013, r 3; No. 25, 2013, s 6
sub No. 7, 2014, s 8
amd No. 13, 2012, s 303; SL No. 23, 2016, r 4; No. 17, 2016, s 37; No. 22,
2017, s 6; SL No. 9, 2020, r 4; No. 26, 2020, s 3; No. 14, 2025, s 14
sch 3 ins No. 4, 1996, s 4
amd No. 17, 2016, s 38; No. 22, 2017, s 7