Public Health (Prohibited Drugs) (Amendment) Act 1977 (ACT)

No. 39 of 1977

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Public Health (Prohibited Drugs) Ordinance 1957.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administra­ tion) Act 1910.

Dated this nineteenth day of August, 1977.

JOHN R. KERR Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

RALPH J. HUNT

Minister of State for Health.

PUBLIC HEALTH (PROHIBITED DRUGS) (AMENDMENT)

ORDINANCE 1977

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Health (Prohibited

Drugs) (Amendment) Ordinance 1977.*

2. Section 6 of the Public Health (Prohibited Drugs) Ordinance

1957f is amended by omitting the word "Director-General" and sub­
stituting the word " Commissioner ".

3. After section 6 of the Public Health (Prohibited Drugs) Ordin­ ance 1957 the following section is inserted:—

" 6 A . (1) The Commissioner may, by instrument in writing, auth­ orize a person who is engaged in scientific or medical research to have in his possession a specified prohibited drug for the purposes of research.

Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at

" ( 2 ) An authority under sub-section (1) is subject to such conditions and restrictions (if any) as are specified in the authority.
" ( 3 ) A person to whom an authority under sub-section (1) has been granted shall comply with such conditions and restrictions as are specified in the authority for the purpose of sub-section (2 ) .

Penalty: $500.
" ( 4 ) While an authority granted under sub-section (1) remains

in force, the person to whom the authority was granted does not commit an offence against sub-section 4 (1) by reason only of preparing, having in his possession or using a prohibited drug specified in the authority.".

• Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 August 1977.

t Ordinance No. 9, 1957 as amended by N o . 19, 1966; and Nos. 17 and 37, 1975.