Australian Capital Territory
Drugs of Dependence Regulation 2009    
SL2009-5
made under the
Drugs of Dependence Act 1989
Republication No 1
Effective:  27 February 2009 – 16 April 2014
Republication date: 27 February 2009
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 2009, 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 27 February 2009.  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 2009
made under the
Drugs of Dependence Act 1989
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	2
	3	Notes	2
	4	Drugs of dependence—Act, dict, def drug of dependence	2
	5	Prohibited substances—Act, dict, def prohibited substance	2
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	3
	2	Abbreviation key	3
	3	Legislation history	4
	4	Amendment history	4

Australian Capital Territory
Drugs of Dependence Regulation 2009     

made under the
Drugs of Dependence Act 1989

    

  

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Drugs of Dependence Regulation 2009.
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, dict, def drug of dependence
Each of the following substances is a drug of dependence for the Act:
	(a)	a substance mentioned in the Criminal Code Regulation 2005, schedule 1 (Controlled drugs), part 1.1 (Controlled medicines);
	(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, dict, def prohibited substance
Each of the following substances is a prohibited substance for the Act:
	(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.

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 2009 SL2009-5
notified LR 26 February 2009
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 February 2009 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 27 February 2009 (s 2)
4	Amendment history
Commencement
s 2	om LA s 89 (4)
Legislation repealed
s 6	om LA s 89 (3)

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