AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Drugs of Dependence (Amendment) Act
(No. 3) 1992
No. 62 of 1992
	
An Act to amend the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989
	[Notified in ACT Gazette S183:  30 October 1992]
	The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:
Short title
1.  This Act may be cited as the Drugs of Dependence (Amendment) Act  (No. 3) 1992.
Principal Act
2.  In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989.1
Interpretation
3.  Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:
“ ‘treatment centre’ means—
	(a)	a hospital, nursing-home, hostel or other institution that ordinarily provides treatment for persons who are drug dependent in relation to any drug of dependence; 
	(b)	premises at which a pharmacist practices pharmacy; or
	(c)	premises at which a medical practitioner practices medicine;
but does not include a hospital or other health facility conducted by the Board;”.
Interpretation
4.  Section 121 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the definition of “treatment centre”.
Approval—application
5.  Section 149 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (2) (b) all the words after subparagraph (vii) and substituting the following subparagraph:
	“(viii)	the treatment to be conducted at the proposed treatment centre and, in particular, whether it includes the administration of methadone; and”.

note
1.	Ordinance No. 11, 1989 as amended by Nos. 21 and 38, 1989; Act No. 63, 1990; Nos. 5 and 44, 1991; Nos 52 and 61, 1992.
[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 17 June 1992]

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