Australian Capital Territory
Drugs of Dependence Regulation 2005    
SL2005-3
made under the
Drugs of Dependence Act 1989
Republication No 1
Effective:  6 March 2005 – 26 February 2009
Republication date: 6 March 2005
Regulation not amended

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Drugs of Dependence Regulation 2005, made under the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 6 March 2005.  It also includes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial amendments
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Australian Capital Territory
Drugs of Dependence Regulation 2005
made under the
Drugs of Dependence Act 1989
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	2
	3	Notes	2
	4	Drugs of dependence—Act, s 3 (1), def drug of dependence	2
	5	Prohibited substances—Act, s 3 (1), def prohibited substance	2
	6	Drugs of dependence—Act, s 4, def drug of dependence	3
Schedule 1	Drugs of dependence—manufacture	4
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	6
	2	Abbreviation key	6
	3	Legislation history	7
	4	Amendment history	7

Australian Capital Territory
Drugs of Dependence Regulation 2005     

made under the
Drugs of Dependence Act 1989

    

  

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Drugs of Dependence Regulation 2005.
3	Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.
Note	See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
4	Drugs of dependence—Act, s 3 (1), def drug of dependence
Each of the following substances is a drug of dependence for the Act (other than part 2):
	(a)	a substance mentioned in the Criminal Code Regulation 2005, schedule 1 (Controlled drugs), part 1.1 (Drugs of dependence);
	(b)	an associated drug (within the meaning of that regulation, section 5 (2)) of a substance mentioned in that part;
	(c)	a related drug (within the meaning of that regulation, section 5 (3)) of a substance mentioned in that part.
5	Prohibited substances—Act, s 3 (1), def prohibited substance
Each of the following substances is a prohibited substance:
	(a)	a substance mentioned in the Criminal Code Regulation 2005, schedule 1 (Controlled drugs), part 1.2 (Prohibited substances);
	(b)	an associated drug (within the meaning of that regulation, section 5 (2)) of a substance mentioned in that part;
	(c)	a related drug (within the meaning of that regulation, section 5 (3)) of a substance mentioned in that part.
6	Drugs of dependence—Act, s 4, def drug of dependence
A substance mentioned in schedule 1 is a drug of dependence for the Act, part 2 (Manufacture).

Schedule 1	Drugs of dependence—manufacture
(see s 6)

column 1
item	column 2
substance	
1	Acetylmorphines	
2	Amphetamine	
3	Amylobarbitone	
4	Buprenorphine	
5	Butobarbitone	
6	Butorphanol	
7	Carfentanyl	
8	Cyclobarbitone	
9	Dexamphetamine	
10	Dronabinol	
11	Ethylamphetamine	
12	Flunitrazepam	
13	Levamphetamine	
14	Levomethamphetamine	
15	Methamphetamine	
16	Methylphenidate	
17	Nabilone	
18	Pentazocine	
19	Pentobarbitone	
20	Phendimetrazine	
21	Phenmetrazine	
22	Quinalbarbitone	
23	Remifentanil	
24	Secbutobarbitone	
25	A substance that is, in relation to another substance mentioned in this schedule—	
	(a)	an active principle of that substance; or	
	(b)	a preparation or admixture of that substance; or	
	(c)	a salt of—
	(i)   that substance; or 
	(ii)  an active principle of that substance.	

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	pt = part	
div = division	r = rule/subrule	
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered	
Gaz = gazette	reloc = relocated	
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue	
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule	
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted	
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired	
3	Legislation history
Drugs of Dependence Regulation 2005 SL2005-3
notified LR 4 March 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 4 March 2005 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 6 March 2005 (s 2 and see Criminal Code (Serious Drug Offences) Amendment Act 2004 A2004-56 s 2 and LA s 79)
4	Amendment history
Commencement
s 2	om LA s 89 (4)
Repeal of Drugs of Dependence Regulation 1993
s 7	om LA s 89 (3)

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