Misuse of Drugs Act 2001
38AInterpretation of Division
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38A Interpretation of Division
[Section 38A of Part 4 Inserted by No. 7 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:20 May 2016]
(1) In this Division –
ancillary action, in relation to an authorisation, means an action that is –
(a) directly related to achieving an authorised purpose; and
(b) reasonably required to be carried out in order to enable that purpose to be achieved;
authorisation means an authorisation issued under section 38B(1) ;
authorised person means a person to whom an authorisation has been issued under section 38B(1) ;
authorisation purpose, in relation to an authorisation, means a purpose specified, in accordance with section 38B(4)(b) , in the authorisation;
correctional officer means a person, appointed under section 5 of the Corrections Act 1997 , whose duties under that Act include the training or use of dogs in the detection of controlled substances;
Director of Corrective Services means the Director of Corrective Services appointed under section 5 of the Corrections Act 1997 ;
employee means a person employed in any Agency of which the Commissioner of Police is the Head of Agency.
(2) Without limiting the generality of the meaning of supply in section 3 , supply, in relation to a controlled substance –
(a) includes transport and delivery, or either, of the controlled substance; but