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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Act 2012

No. 57 of 2012

table of provisions

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1Purpose

2Commencement

3Principal Act

4Setting of poison baits

5Part 1 of Schedule Eleven amended—other synthetic substances

6Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended—other synthetic substances

7Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended—synthetic cannabinoids

8Repeal of amending Act

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Endnotes

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Act 2012

No. 57 of 2012

[Assented to 16 October 2012]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts:

1Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to amend the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981—

(a)to include certain substances as drugs of dependence; and

(b)to amend an outdated reference to the Pounds Act 1958.

2Commencement

(1)This Act, except sections 4, 5 and 6, comes into operation on 8 November 2012.

(2)Subject to subsection (3), sections 4, 5 and 6 come into operation on a day or days to be proclaimed.

(3)If a provision specified in subsection (2) does not come into operation before 1 September 2013, it comes into operation on that day.

3Principal Act

In this Act, the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 is called the Principal Act.

4Setting of poison baits

(1)In section 52(3) of the Principal Act omit "within the meaning of the Pounds Act 1958".

(2)After section 52(3) of the Principal Act insert—

"(4)For the purposes of subsection (3), cattle includes any horse, mare, gelding, colt, filly, foal, bull, cow, ox, steer, heifer, calf, ram, ewe, sheep, lamb, ass, mule, goat or pig.".

5Part 1 of Schedule Eleven amended—other synthetic substances

In Part 1 of Schedule Eleven to the Principal Act, the item relating to "4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID (GHB)" is repealed.

6Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended—other synthetic substances

(1)In Part 3 of Schedule Eleven to the Principal Act, after the item relating to "AMPHETAMINE" insert—

"1-BENZYLPIPERAZINE
(also known as BZP) 750×0 g 1×0 kg 100×0 g 500×0 g 30×0 g 3×0 g - 0×75 g".

(2)In Part 3 of Schedule Eleven to the Principal Act, after the item relating to "BUPRENORPHINE" insert—

"1,4-BUTANEDIOL (also known as 1,4-BD) (except for a lawful industrial purpose and not for human consumption) - - - 2×0 kg - 50×0 g - 10×0 g".

(3)In Part 3 of Schedule Eleven to the Principal Act, after the item relating to "EPHEDRINE (when in excess of 10.0 g)" insert—

"GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE (also known as GBL) (except for a lawful industrial purpose and not for human consumption) - - - 2×0 kg - 50×0 g - 10×0 g".

(4)In Part 3 of Schedule Eleven to the Principal Act, after the item relating to "HARMINES (not included elsewhere in this Part)" insert—

"4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID (also known as GHB) - - - 2×0 kg - 50×0 g - 10×0 g".

(5)In Part 3 of Schedule Eleven to the

Principal Act, after the item relating to

"3,4-METHYLENEDIOXY-N-METHYLAMPHETAMINE (MDMA)" insert—

"3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYPYROVALERONE (also known as MDPV)	750×0 g	1×0 kg	100×0 g	500×0 g	30×0 g	3×0 g	-	0×75 g
4-METHYLMETHCATHINONE (also known as 4-MMC)	750×0 g	1×0 kg	100×0 g	500×0 g	30×0 g	3×0 g	-	0×75 g".

7Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended—synthetic cannabinoids

In Part 3 of Schedule Eleven to the Principal Act, after the item relating to "TRESTOLONE" insert—

"The following SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
(1-(5-FLUOROPENTYL)-3-(2‑IODOBENZOYL)INDOLE) (common name AM-694)	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
2-[(1R,3S)-3-HYDROXYCYCLOHEXYL]-5-(2-METHYLNONAN-2-YL)PHENOL (common names cannibicyclohexanol and CP 47,497 C8 homologue)	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
2-[(1R,3S)-3-HYDROXYCYCLOHEXYL]-5-(2-METHYLOCTAN-2-YL)PHENOL (common name CP 47,497)	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
2-(2-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-(1‑PENTYLINDOL-3-YL)ETHANONE (common name JWH-250)	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
(1-(2-MORPHOLIN-4-YLETHYL)INDOL-3-YL)-NAPHTHALEN-1-YLMETHANONE (common name JWH-200)	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
NAPHTHALEN-1-YL-(1‑BUTYLINDOL-3-YL)METHANONE (common name JWH-073)	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
1-PENTYL-3-(4-METHYL-1‑NAPHTHOYL)INDOLE (common name JWH-122)	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
1-PENTYL-3-(1‑NAPHTHOYL)INDOLE (common name JWH-018)	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
The following classes of SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3-BENZOYLINDOLES with any modification on the indole nitrogen, whether or not further modified on the indole or phenyl rings (other than a substance included elsewhere in this Part)	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
3-PHENYLACETYLINDOLES with any modification on the indole nitrogen, whether or not further modified on the indole or phenyl rings (other than a substance included elsewhere in this Part)	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
6,6-DIMETHYL-6H-DIBENZO[b,d]-PYRANS with any modification at the 3‑position by alkyl or alkenyl, whether or not further modified on the cyclic rings, and whether or not the cyclic rings are partially or fully hydrogenated	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
2-(3‑HYDROXYCYCLOHEXYL)-PHENOLS with any modification at the 5-position of the phenolic ring, whether or not further modified on the cyclohexyl ring (other than a substance included elsewhere in this Part)	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
3-(1-NAPHTHOYL)INDOLES with any modification on the indole nitrogen, whether or not further modified on the indole, naphthoyl or naphthyl rings (other than a substance included elsewhere in this Part)	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
3-(1‑NAPHTHYLMETHANE)INDOLES with any modification on the indole nitrogen, whether or not further modified on the indole, naphthoyl or naphthyl rings	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
3-(1-NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLES with any modification on the pyrrole nitrogen, whether or not further modified on the pyrrole or naphthoyl rings	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g
1-(1‑NAPHTHYLMETHYLENE)INDENES with any modification at the 3-position of the indene ring, whether or not further modified on the indene or naphthyl rings	-	10×0 kg	-	1×0 kg	-	3×0 g	-	1×0 g".

8Repeal of amending Act

This Act is repealed on 1 September 2014.

Note

The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).

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Endnotes

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 30 August 2012

Legislative Council: 13 September 2012

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 to provide for certain substances to be drugs of dependence and to make a technical amendment to that Act and for other purposes."