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

1   Short title

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

2   Commencement

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

3   Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Police Powers and Responsibilities Regulation 2012.

4   Insertion of new pt 4D

After part 4C—

insert—

Part 4D    Prescribed quantity for minor drug offences

20H   Prescribed 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.

5   Insertion 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

1   Meaning 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.