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Drug Laws (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989
No. 14 of 1989
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910. 
Dated 1 March 1989.
	BILL HAYDEN
	Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
CLYDE HOLDING
Minister of State for the Arts 
and Territories

An Ordinance to amend 3 Ordinances consequentially upon the making of the Drugs of Dependence Ordinance 1989 and the Poisons and Drugs (Amendment) Ordinance 1989
Short title
1.  This Ordinance may be cited as the Drug Laws (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989.1

Commencement
2.  This Ordinance commences on such date as is fixed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.
Domestic Violence Ordinance 1986
3.  Section 3 of the Domestic Violence Ordinance 19862 is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of the definition of “drug” all the words after “substance” (first occurring) and substituting “that is specified in Schedule 1 or 2 to the Drugs of Dependence Ordinance 1989;”.
Motor Traffic (Alcohol and Drugs) Ordinance 1977
4.  Section 4 of the Motor Traffic (Alcohol and Drugs) Ordinance 19773 is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of the definition of “drug” in subsection (1) all the words after “substance” (first occurring) and substituting “that is specified in Schedule 1 or 2 to the Drugs of Dependence Ordinance 1989; or”.
Optometrists Ordinance 1956
5.  Section 4 of the Optometrists Ordinance 19564 is amended by omitting the definition of “drug” in subsection (1) and substituting the following definition:
“ ‘drug’ means a substance that is specified in Schedule 1 or 2 to the Drugs of Dependence Ordinance 1989;”.

NOTES
1.	Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 March 1989.
2.	No. 52, 1986.
3.	No. 17, 1977 as amended by No. 52, 1977; No. 46, 1978; No. 37, 1980; Nos. 16 and 29, 1981; No. 94, 1982; No. 63, 1984; Nos. 51 and 67, 1985; No. 9, 1987.
4.	No. 4, 1956 as amended by No. 4, 1957; No. 14, 1958; No. 19, 1966; No. 19, 1967; No. 36, 1970; No. 19, 1971; No. 47, 1974; No. 17, 1975; No. 65, 1977; No. 46, 1978; No. 26, 1979; No. 49, 1980; No. 50, 1981; Nos. 31 and 43, 1982; No. 51, 1986.