Youth Justice Act 2005
9Illicit drug or substance
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9 Illicit drug or substance For this Act, an illicit drug or substance is any of the following: (a) a drug or substance, the possession of which is prohibited under a law in force in the Territory; (b) a drug or substance for which a prescription is required, if no prescription is in force in relation to the youth: (i) in whose possession the drug or substance is found; or (ii) in whose body the drug or substance is detected; (c) in relation to a youth who is detained at a detention centre – a drug or substance, the possession of which is prohibited under the rules of the detention centre; (d) in relation to a youth who is the subject of an alternative detention order – a drug or substance, the possession of which is prohibited under the conditions of the order.