21AUnlawfully administering drug, &c.

### 21A Unlawfully administering drug, &c. > [*\[Section 21A Inserted by No. 39 of 2007, s. 7, Applied:21 Nov 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-11-21/act-2007-039#GS7@EN) [*\[Section 21A Substituted by No. 15 of 2014, s. 20, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS20@EN) > > > (1)  Any person who, without lawful and reasonable excuse, administers or causes another person to take, without that person's consent, any drug, liquor or other thing which is likely to impair the consciousness or bodily function of the other person is guilty of an offence. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both. > > > (2)  If a police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person is contravening or has contravened [subsection (1)](#GS21A@Gs1@EN) , the police officer may, without warrant and using such force, means and assistance as is reasonably necessary – > > > > > > (a) detain and search that person; and > > > > > > > (b) seize any drug, liquor or other thing found on the person that the police officer believes is likely to impair the consciousness or bodily function of another person. > > > (3)  The court may, if it considers any drug, liquor or other thing that was seized under [subsection (2)(b)](#GS21A@Gs2@Hpb@EN) may have been used during the commission of an offence against [subsection (1)](#GS21A@Gs1@EN) , order that the drug, liquor or other thing be forfeited to the Crown. > > > (4)  The court may make an order under [subsection (3)](#GS21A@Gs3@EN) whether or not the person is convicted of an offence against [subsection (1)](#GS21A@Gs1@EN) . > > > (5)  On conviction of a person of an offence against [subsection (1)](#GS21A@Gs1@EN) , any drug, liquor or other thing seized under [subsection (2)(b)](#GS21A@Gs2@Hpb@EN) is forfeited to the Crown.