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Narcotic Drugs Act 1967
13EUnauthorised manufacture of narcotic drugs
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#### 13E Unauthorised manufacture of narcotic drugs
(1) A person who is a licence holder contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person manufactures a narcotic drug, or does a thing in connection with such manufacture; and
(b) the manufacture of the narcotic drug, or the doing of the thing, by the person is not authorised by or under a manufacture licence.
Fault‑based offence
(2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
> Note: See section 24A in relation to the physical elements of the offence.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years, or 600 penalty units, or both.
Strict liability offence
(3) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
Civil penalty provision
(4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 1,000 penalty units.