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1
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Section and penalty

A

Section 6(1)(c) Misuse of Drugs Act 1975

Life, 14 years imp

2
Q

Ingredients

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1)  Supplies or Administers      
OR
Offers to supply or administer
OR
Otherwise deal in

2) Any Class A or B controlled drug
3) To any person

3
Q

Supply

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Sec 2, Misuse of Drugs Act 1975

Includes to distribute, give or sell.

4
Q

R v Maginnis

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Supply involves more than the mere transfer of physical control… it includes enabling the recipient to apply the thing… to purposes for which he desires.

5
Q

Administers

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Black’s Law Dictionary

In the context of drug dealing, the appropriate meaning of “administer” is to direct and cause a drug to be taken into the system of another person.

6
Q

Offers

A

Oxford dictionary

Express readiness to do something for or on behalf of someone.

7
Q

Offering to Supply/Administer

Prosecution must prove

A

The communicating of an offer to supply or administer a controlled drug (actus reus)

An intention that the other person believes the offer to be genuine

8
Q

R v During

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An offer is an intimation by the person charged to another that he is ready on request to supply to that other, drugs of a kind prohibited by the statute.

9
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R v Brown

The defendant is guilty in the following instances

A
  • offers to supply a drug that he has on hand
  • offers to supply a drug that will be procured at some future date
  • offers to supply a drug that he mistakenly believes he can supply
  • offers to supply a drug deceitfully, knowing he will not supply that drug
10
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Must Prove Guilty Knowledge

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This will involve proof the defendant:

1) knew about the supply / administering / offer

and

2) knew that the supply / administering / offer substance was a controlled drug

and

3) intended to cause the supply / administering / offer.

11
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R v Strawbridge

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It is not necessary for the Crown to establish knowledge on the part ofthe accused. In the absence of evidence to the contrary knowledge on her part will be presumed, but if there is some evidence that the accused honestly believed on reasonable grounds that her act was innocent, then she is entitled to be acquitted unless the jury is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that this was not so.

12
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Useable Amount

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In any drug offence, the quantity of the drug involved must be measurable and useable.

13
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Police v Emerali

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The serious offence of possessing a narcotic does not extend to some minute and useless residue of the substance.

14
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Class A Controlled Drug

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Means any controlled drug as specified or described in schedule 1 to this act.

Sec 2 Misuse of Drugs Act 1975

15
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Class B Controlled Drug

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Means any controlled drug as specified or described in schedule 2 to this act.

Sect 2 Misuse of Drugs Act 1975

16
Q

Controlled Drug

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Means any substance, preparation, mixture or article specified or described in schedule 1, schedule 2 or schedule 3 to this act and includes any controlled drugs analogue.

Sec 2 Misuse of Drugs Act 1975

17
Q

Person

A

Gender neutral. Proven by judicial notice or circumstantial evidence.

18
Q

Otherwise deal in

Of note only

A

An example of this is to barter or exchange.