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DRUGS MISUSE ACT 1986 - SECT 142
New summary disposition provisions apply only to prosecutions commenced after commencement
142 New summary disposition provisions apply only to prosecutions commenced
after commencement
(1) Section 14, as inserted by the Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction Reform and
Modernisation Amendment Act 2010 , applies in relation to a charge for an
offence only if an originating step for the proceeding for the charge is taken
on or after the commencement of this section.
(2) For subsection (1), it does
not matter when the offence was committed.
(3) In this section—
"originating step" , for a proceeding, means— (a) the arrest of the
defendant in the proceeding; or
(b) the making of a complaint under the
Justices Act 1886 , section 42 in relation to the defendant in the proceeding;
or
(c) the serving of a notice to appear on the defendant in the proceeding
under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 382 .
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