Police Powers and Responsibilities (Minor Drugs Offence) Amendment Regulation 2024

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Police Powers and Responsibilities (Minor Drugs Offence) Amendment Regulation 2024.

2Commencement

This regulation commences immediately after the commencement of the Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2023, section 22.

3Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Police Powers and Responsibilities Regulation 2012.

4Insertion of new pt 4D

After part 4C—

insert—

Part 4D Prescribed quantity for minor drug offences

20HPrescribed quantity for minor drug offences—Act, s 378B

For section 378B of the Act, the prescribed quantity of a dangerous drug, S4 medicine or S8 medicine is the quantity stated in schedule 1B, part 2 or 3, column 2 opposite the drug or medicine.

5Insertion of new sch 1B

After schedule 1A—

insert—

Schedule 1B Prescribed quantity of dangerous drugs, S4 medicines and S8 medicines

section 20H

Part 1 Preliminary

1Meaning of particular terms

In this schedule—

(a)

a ticket or tab, in relation to a dangerous drug, is a substance containing not more than 0.00004g of the drug that is prepared or apparently prepared to be administered as a single dose; and

(b)

a pill, tablet or capsule, in relation to a dangerous drug, is a substance containing not more than 0.7g of the drug that is prepared or apparently prepared to be administered as a single dose.

Part 2 Dangerous drugs

Column 1	Column 2
Dangerous drug	Quantity
4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine	0.02g
4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine	0.02g
Cannabis	50.0g
Fentanyl	0.0025g
Ketamine	0.2g
Lysergic acid	3 tickets or tabs
Lysergide	3 tickets or tabs
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)	4 pills or tablets or capsules
Phencyclidine	0.2g
Psilocin	0.04g
Psilocybin	0.04g
a dangerous drug stated in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987, schedule 1, part 1 or schedule 2 not otherwise mentioned in this table	1.0g/ml
a dangerous drug stated in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987, schedule 1, part 2	any quantity

Note—See also section 378A(1)(d) of the Act, which provides that, for chapter 14, part 4, division 5 of the Act to apply in relation to discontinuing the arrest of a person for a minor drugs offence, a police officer must reasonably believe each minor drugs matter the subject of the minor drugs offence was for the person’s personal use.

Part 3 S4 medicines and S8 medicines

Column 1	Column 2
S4 medicines and S8 medicines	Quantity
S4 medicine or S8 medicine	any quantity

Note—See also section 378A(1)(d) of the Act, which provides that, for chapter 14, part 4, division 5 of the Act to apply in relation to discontinuing the arrest of a person for a minor drugs offence, a police officer must reasonably believe each minor drugs matter the subject of the minor drugs offence was for the person’s personal use.