Queensland Consolidated Acts

DRUGS MISUSE ACT 1986 - SECT 43F

43F Employee’s liability

(1) In this section—

"information requirements" means the requirements under the following sections—

†¢ section 43D

†¢ section 43E .

(2) This section applies to an employee who in the ordinary course of employment has the task of complying with the information requirements for the employee’s employer.

(3) If the employee intentionally or recklessly fails to comply with the information requirements, the employee commits an offence.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a first offence—20 penalty units; or

(b) for a second or later offence—40 penalty units.

(4) In a proceeding, evidence that an employee supplied, or helped in the supply of, a controlled substance or controlled thing under a relevant transaction is evidence that the employee had the task mentioned in subsection (2) .