Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2021 - Bill as Introduced
Bill No.23
3 Jun 2021
Legislative Council Second Reading - 3 Jun 2021, Private Member's Bill introduced by Walker, Hon Brian
Drafting Template (Bills)

23—1 page i

Western Australia

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2021

Contents

1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Act amended 2 4. Section 32A amended 2

page 1

Western Australia

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

(Introduced by Hon. Dr Brian Walker, MLC)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2021

A Bill for

An Act to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981.

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2021

s. 1

page 2

1. Short title 1

This is the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2021. 2

2. Commencement 3

This Act comes into operation as follows — 4

(a) sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act 5

receives the Royal Assent; 6

(b) the rest of the Act — on the day after that day. 7

3. Act amended 8

This Act amends the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981. 9

4. Section 32A amended 10

After section 32A(1) insert: 11

12

(1A) Despite subsection (1), the court is not required to 13

declare the person to be a drug trafficker if the court is 14

satisfied that it would be clearly unjust to do so, having 15

regard to the circumstances of the commission of the 16

offence and any other matter the court considers 17

relevant. 18

(1B) A court that, because of subsection (1A), does not 19

declare a person to be a drug trafficker must give 20

reasons for its decision not to do so. 21

22