Criminal Code and Customs Legislation Amendment (Precursors and Drugs) Regulations 2020 (Cth)

Criminal Code and Customs Legislation Amendment (Precursors and Drugs) Regulations 2020

I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 06 August 2020

David Hurley

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Jason Wood

Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Home Affairs

Contents

1Name

This instrument is the Criminal Code and Customs Legislation Amendment (Precursors and Drugs) Regulations 2020.

2Commencement

1. (1)

   Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument	12 August 2020.	12 August 2020

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

1. (2)

   Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3Authority

This instrument is made under the following:

1. (a)

   the Criminal Code Act 1995;

2. (b)

   the Customs Act 1901.

4Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Criminal Code Regulations 2019

1

Section 13 (before table item 1)

Insert:

1A	Alpha‑Phenylacetoacetamide (APAA)	2.75	915.0
1B	Alpha‑Phenylacetoacetonitrile (APAAN)	1.76	587.0
1C	4‑Anilino‑N‑phenethylpiperidine (ANPP)	0.006	2.77

2

Section 13 (after table item 5)

Insert:

5A Methyl alpha‑phenylacetoacetate (MAPA) 3.06 1,020.0

3

Section 13 (after table item 6)

Insert:

6A 3‑(3’, 4’‑Methylenedioxyphenyl)‑2‑methyl glycidic acid, sodium salt (NaMDMG) 1.46 292.0

4

Section 13 (after table item 7)

Insert:

7A	Methyl 3‑(3’, 4’‑methylenedioxyphenyl)‑2‑methyl glycidate (MMDMG)	1.23	246.0
7B	Methyl 3‑phenyl‑2‑methyl glycidate	2.96	980.0
7C	N‑Phenethyl‑4‑piperidone (NPP)	0.008	4.0

5

Section 13 (after table item 8)

Insert:

8A 3‑Phenyl‑2‑methyl glycidic acid, sodium salt 5.17 1,720.0

6

Section 13 (table item 10)

Repeal the item, substitute:

10	Phenyl‑2‑propanone	1.04	340.0
10A	Phenyl‑2‑propanone bisulphite	2.64	880.0

7

Section 16 (after table item 1)

Insert:

1A	Alpha‑Phenylacetoacetamide (APAA)	2.74	7.3
1B	Alpha‑Phenylacetoacetonitrile (APAAN)	1.76	4.7
1C	4‑Anilino‑N‑phenethylpiperidine (ANPP)	0.006	0.006

8

Section 16 (after table item 2)

Insert:

2A	Chloroephedrine	1.153	3.07
2B	Chloropseudoephedrine	1.153	3.07

9

Section 16 (after table item 7)

Insert:

7A	Methyl alpha‑phenylacetoacetate (MAPA)	3.06	8.2
7B	3‑(3’, 4’‑Methylenedioxyphenyl)‑2‑methyl glycidic acid, sodium salt (NaMDMG)	1.46	14.6

10

Section 16 (after table item 8)

Insert:

8A	Methyl 3‑(3’, 4’‑methylenedioxyphenyl)‑2‑methyl glycidate (MMDMG)	1.23	12.3
8B	Methyl 3‑phenyl‑2‑methyl glycidate	2.96	7.9
8C	N‑Phenethyl‑4‑piperidone (NPP)	0.008	0.008

11

Section 16 (after table item 9)

Insert:

9A 3‑Phenyl‑2‑methyl glycidic acid, sodium salt 5.17 13.7

12

Section 16 (table item 11)

Repeal the item, substitute:

11	Phenyl‑2‑propanone	1.04	2.7
11A	Phenyl‑2‑propanone bisulphite	2.64	7.04

Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958

13

Part 1 of Schedule 8 (after table item 27A)

Insert:

27AA Crotonylfentanyl

14

Part 1 of Schedule 8 (after table item 118)

Insert:

118A Valerylfentanyl

15

Part 2 of Schedule 8 (before table item 1AA)

Insert:

1AAA AB‑FUBINACA

16

Part 2 of Schedule 8 (after table item 1AC)

Insert:

1AD	Alpha‑pyrrolidinohexanophenone (otherwise known as alpha‑PHP)
1AE	5F‑AMB‑PINACA (otherwise known as 5F‑AMB or 5F‑MMB‑PINACA)

17

Part 2 of Schedule 8 (after table item 6)

Insert:

6AA 4‑CMC (otherwise known as 4‑chloromethcathinone or clephedrone)

18

Part 2 of Schedule 8 (after table item 11)

Insert:

11A	DOC (otherwise known as 1‑(4‑chloro‑2,5‑dimethoxyphenyl) propan‑2‑amine)
11B	N‑ethylhexedrone

19

Part 2 of Schedule 8 ( after table item 18)

Insert:

18A	4F‑MDMB‑BINACA
18B	5F‑MDMB‑PICA (otherwise known as 5F‑MDMB‑2201)

20

Part 3 of Schedule 8 (after table item 18A)

Insert:

18AA Methyl alpha‑phenylacetoacetate (otherwise known as MAPA)

21

Part 4 of Schedule 8 (after table item 15)

Insert:

15A Etizolam

22

Part 4 of Schedule 8 (after table item 16)

Insert:

16A Flualprazolam

Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956

23

Schedule 4 (after table item 4E)

Insert:

4F Alpha‑pyrrolidinohexanophenone (otherwise known as alpha‑PHP)

24

Schedule 4 (table item 5A)

Repeal the item, substitute:

5A

Alkoxyamphetamines, including but not limited to, the following:

(a) 4‑chloro‑2,5‑dimethoxyamfetamine (otherwise known as 1‑(4‑chloro‑2,5‑dimethoxyphenyl) propan‑2‑amine or DOC);

(b) 2,3,4‑trimethoxyamphetamine;

(c) 2,3,5‑trimethoxyamphetamine;

(d) 2,3,6‑trimethoxyamphetamine;

(e) 2,4,5‑trimethoxyamphetamine;

(f) 2,4,6‑trimethoxyamphetamine.

25

Schedule 4 (after table item 13)

Insert:

13A 5F‑AMB‑PINACA (otherwise known as 5F‑AMB or 5F‑MMB‑PINACA)

26

Schedule 4 (after table item 39)

Insert:

39A	Chloroephedrine
39B	Chloropseudoephedrine

27

Schedule 4 (after table item 42)

Insert:

42A Clonazolam

28

Schedule 4 (after table item 46)

Insert:

46A 4‑CMC (otherwise known as 4‑chloromethcathinone or clephedrone)

29

Schedule 4 (after table item 49F)

Insert:

49FAA Crotonylfentanyl

30

Schedule 4 (after table item 50)

Insert:

50A Deschloroetizolam

31

Schedule 4 (after table item 56B)

Insert:

56C Diclazepam

32

Schedule 4 (after table item 83)

Insert:

83A N‑ethylhexedrone

33

Schedule 4 (after table item 87B)

Insert:

87C Etizolam

34

Schedule 4 (after table item 94)

Insert:

94A	Flualprazolam
94B	Flubromazepam
94C	Flubromazolam

35

Schedule 4 (after table item 127)

Insert:

127AA	4F‑MDMB‑BINACA
127AB	5F‑MDMB‑PICA (otherwise known as 5F‑MDMB‑2201)

36

Schedule 4 (after table item 127B)

Insert:

127C Meclonazepam

37

Schedule 4 (after table item 140)

Insert:

140A Methyl alpha‑phenylacetoacetate (otherwise known as MAPA)

38

Schedule 4 (after table item 146)

Insert:

146AA	Methyl 3‑(3’, 4’‑methylenedioxyphenyl)‑2‑methyl glycidate (otherwise known as MMDMG)
146AB	3‑(3’, 4’‑Methylenedioxyphenyl)‑2‑methyl glycidic acid, sodium salt (otherwise known as NaMDMG)

39

Schedule 4 (after table item 148)

Insert:

148A Methyl 3‑phenyl‑2‑methyl glycidate

40

Schedule 4 (after table item 163)

Insert:

163A Nifoxipam

41

Schedule 4 (after table item 196)

Insert:

196AA 3‑Phenyl‑2‑methyl glycidic acid, sodium salt

42

Schedule 4 (after table item 197)

Insert:

197A Phenyl‑2‑propanone bisulphite

43

Schedule 4 (after table item 214)

Insert:

214A Pyrazolam

44

Schedule 4 (after table item 231)

Insert:

231A Valerylfentanyl

Customs Regulation 2015

1. 45

   Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 7 (before table item 1)

Insert:

1A 3-(3’, 4’-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-methyl glycidic acid, sodium salt (otherwise known as NaMDMG)

1. 46

   Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 7 (after table item 1)

Insert:

1AA	3-phenyl-2-methyl glycidic acid, sodium salt
1AB	4-anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine (otherwise known as ANPP)
1AC	Alpha-phenylacetoacetamide (otherwise known as APAA)
1AD	Alpha-phenylacetoacetonitrile (otherwise known as APAAN)

1. 47

   Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 7 (after table item 2)

Insert:

2A	Chloroephedrine
2B	Chloropseudoephedrine

1. 48

   Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 7 (after table item 10)

Insert:

10A	Methyl 3-(3’, 4’-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-methyl glycidate (otherwise known as MMDMG)
10B	Methyl 3-phenyl-2-methyl glycidate
10C	Methyl alpha-phenylacetoacetate (otherwise known as MAPA)

1. 49

   Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 7 (after table item 13)

Insert:

13A N-phenethyl-4-piperidone (otherwise known as NPP)

1. 50

   Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 7 (after table item 16)

Insert:

16A Phenyl-2-propanone bisulphite