Controlled Substances Act, 1984
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CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 (SA) As at October 2014 Gaol terms are maximum and are in addition to any fine, court costs and levies Section Maximum Penalties Fine Gaol General offences s 13-15 Manufacture, produce, package, sale, supply etc, unless MD or licensed $10 000 - s 16/17 Unlawful sale of a poison $10 000 - s 17A(1) Manufacture, sell or supply a poison without permit from Minister $15 000 3 yrs (2) Possession of s17A precursor without a permit from the Minister $10 000 2 yrs (3) Sell a s17A precursor without producing a permit entitling person to possession $10 000 2 yrs s 17B(1) Sell a s17B precursor (exceptions) $10 000 3 yrs (2) Seller fails to keep records in relation to each sale $10 000 3 yrs (3) Seller fails to inform Commission of Police of suspicion that an order/enquiry for order of precursor may be connected to unlawful use $ 1 000 1 yr (4) Seller fails to keep precursors in secure storage, fails to retain written authorisation allowing others to have access, fails check stock after each sale $ 1 000 1 yr s 17C(1) Sell a s17C precursor to another person without duly completed end user statement $10 000 3 yrs (2) Seller fails to inform Commission of Police of suspicion that an order/enquiry for order of precursor may be connected to unlawful use $ 1 000 1 yr s 18 (1) Unlawful sale, supply or administer a prescription drug $10 000 2 yrs (2) Non qualified professional prescribe a prescription drug $10 000 2 yrs (3) Possess prescription drug without authority $10 000 2 yrs s 18A(a1) Unauthorised person prescribes drug of dependence for person or animal $10 000 2 yrs (1) Registered health practitioner prescribes or supplies a drug of dependence for more than 2 months $ 4 000 4 yrs s19(1)(2) Sell/supply volatile solvent, or purchase for another, if suspect for inhalation $10 000 2 yrs (3) Sell or supply volatile solvent to person under the prescribed age $10 000 - s 20 Prohibition of automatic vending machines (not yet in operation) $ 5 000 - s 21 Sell, supply, possess or administrate declared potentially harmful substance or device $10 000 2 yrs s 22 Possession of prohibited poison $10 000 - s 23 Sell or supply a prohibited poison, medicine or medical device $10 000 - s 24-26 Offences of packaging, labelling, storage, transport etc $10 000 - s 27 Illegal use of prohibited poison, medicine or medical device $10 000 - s 28-29 Illegal advertisements $10 000 - s 30 (1) Forge, fraudulently alter or utter to obtain a prescribed drug $15 000 5 yrs (2) Obtain prescription drug by false representation $10 000 2 yrs (2a) Obtain prescription drug by false name and address $10 000 - ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 2013 page 1 Offences relating to controlled drugs, precursors and plants Trafficking in controlled drugs S 32(1) Traffics in a large commercial quantity $500 000 Life (2) Traffics in a commercial quantity - basic offence $200 000 25 yrs - aggravated offence $500 000 Life ((2a) Traffics in a controlled drug in a prescribed area - basic offence $75 000 15 yrs - aggravated offence $200 000 25 yrs (3) Traffics in a controlled drug - basic offence $50 000 10 yrs - aggravated offence $75 000 15 yrs (4) re (3) if cannabis – dealt with in Magistrates court 5 yrs Magistrates court can divert to District Court for higher penalty. Manufacture of controlled drugs S 33(1) Manufactures a large commercial quantity for sale $500 000 Life (2) Manufactures a commercial quantity for sale - basic offence $200 000 25 yrs - aggravated offence $500 000 Life (3) Manufactures a controlled drug for sale - basic offence $50 000 10 yrs - aggravated offence $75 000 15 yrs S 33A (1) Sells a large commercial quantity of precursor - basic offence $200 000 25 yrs - aggravated offence $500 000 Life (2) Sells a commercial quantity of precursor - basic offence $75 000 15 yrs - aggravated offence $200 000 25 yrs (3) Sells a quantity of precursor - basic offence $50 000 10 yrs - aggravated offence $75 000 15 yrs (4)(5) Manufactures a controlled precursor - basic offence $50 000 10 yrs - aggravated offence $75 000 15 yrs Cultivation and sale of controlled plants S 33B (1) Person who cultivates a large commercial quantity for sale $500 000 Life (2) Person who cultivates a commercial quantity for sale - basic offence $200 000 25 yrs - aggravated offence $500 000 Life (3) Person who cultivates a quantity for sale - basic offence $50 000 10 yrs - aggravated offence $75 000 15 yrs (4) re (3) if cannabis – dealt with in Magistrates court 5 yrs Magistrates court can divert to District Court for higher penalty. S 33C (1) Person who sells a large commercial quantity $500 000 Life (2) Person who sells a commercial quantity - basic offence $200 000 25 yrs - aggravated offence $500 000 Life (3) Person who sells a quantity - basic offence $50 000 10 yrs - aggravated offence $75 000 15 yrs ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ October 2014 page 2 (4) re (3) if cannabis – dealt with in Magistrates court 5 yrs Magistrates court can divert to District Court for higher penalty. By Regulation Prescribed Amount Part 2C – Cannabis Plants Large commercial 100 plants Commercial 20 plants Trafficable 10 plants Sale of equipment for use in connection with consumption of controlled drugs S 33D A person who sells or has possession of piece of equipment to sell $10 000 2 yrs S 33DA A person who sells or has possession of a document with instructions intending to sell without reasonable excuse - basic offence $10 000 3 yrs - aggravated offence $15 000 5 yrs Offences involving children and school zones S 33E Offences involving children and school zones S 33F Sells, supplies or administers a controlled drug to a child $1 000 000 Life S 33G Sells, supplies or administers a controlled drug to a child in school zone $1 000 000 Life S 33GA Sale of piece of equipment to child for use of controlled drug $20 000 2 yrs S 33GB Sells, or has possession of a document with instructions intending to sell, to a child, without reasonable excuse - basic offence $20 000 3 yrs - aggravated offence $30 000 5 yrs S 33H Procuring child to commit offence $1 000 000 Life Other offences S 33I (1) Supplies, administers, possession of controlled drug - other than cannabis $50 000 10 yrs (2) Supplies, administers, possession of controlled drug – cannabis $2 000 2 yrs s 33J(1) Person who manufactures a controlled drug $35 000 7 yrs (2) Possession of a controlled precursor or any prescribed equipment intending to use it to manufacture a controlled drug $15 000 5 yrs s 33K (1) Cultivates a controlled plant (other than cannabis), artificially enhanced cultivation of a cannabis plant, exceeds prescribed number of cannabis plants (5), cultivates a cannabis plant with intention to supply $ 2 000 2 years (2) Cultivates not more than the prescribed number of cannabis plants (5) five $1 000 6 months S 33L (1) Possession consumption etc of drug, or possession of equipment used in connection with consumption of drug – other than cannabis $2000 2 yrs (2) Possession consumption etc of drug, or possession of equipment used in connection with consumption of drug – cannabis $500 - s 33LA Possession or supply of any prescribed equipment $10 000 2 yrs s 33LAB Possession or supply of a document containing instructions for the manufacture of a controlled drug or the cultivation of a controlled plant $10 000 2 yrs ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ October 2014 page 3 s 33LB(1) Possession or supply of a prescribed quantity of a controlled precursor $10 000 3 yrs (2) Possession or supply of a prescribed quantity of a controlled precursor AND possession or supply of a prescribed quantity of another kind of controlled precursor or any prescribed equipment $15 000 5 yrs *ss 33LA – LB: Without reasonable excuse General provisions relating to offences Aggregation of offences 33N Offences involving more than one kind of substance 33O Procedure in relation to simple possession offences S 36 (1) Police must refer simple possession offenders to assessment service S 36(3) The referral operates as a stay of proceedings for the alleged offence s 37(1) Assessment service must complete assessment expeditiously s 37(2)(a) Service may request medical records, drug treatment records, criminal records etc s 37(2)(c) Service may require medical examination s 37(3) Service must terminate referral if person fails to attend, referral is inappropriate, does not admit allegations, etc and may terminate if person fails to comply s38 Person undertakes treatment or rehabilitation (up to 6 months) s39 Person must be released from custody for assessment or undertaking s40 Prosecution for simple possession offence cannot proceed unless referral has been terminated by service s40(2) Participation in an assessment or undertaking does not constitute an admission of guilt s40(3) If referral is terminated, evidence obtained by a service is inadmissible in Court s40(4) On expiry of undertaking, the person is immune from prosecution s40A No unauthorised disclosure of confidential information $10 000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ October 2014 page 4 Other Offences, Penalties S 44 Sentencing factors to be considered by a Court are - nature of substance,