Queensland Consolidated Acts

DRUGS MISUSE ACT 1986 - SECT 4A

4A Meaning of analogue

(1) A thing is an
"analogue" of a dangerous drug if it is any of the following in relation to the dangerous drug, regardless of how the thing is made—

(a) a structural isomer with the same constituent groups;

(b) an alkaloid;

(c) a structural modification that is any of the following—

(i) the replacement of up to 2 carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring structures with different carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring structures;

(ii) the addition of hydrogen atoms to 1 or more unsaturated bonds;

(iii) the replacement of 1 or more of the groups or atoms stated in subsection (2) with 1 or more of the other groups or atoms stated in that subsection;

(d) any other homologue.

(2) For subsection (1) (c) (iii) , the following groups and atoms are stated—

(a) alkoxy, cyclic diether, acyl, acyloxy, mono-amino or dialkylamino groups with up to 6 carbon atoms in any alkyl residue;

(b) alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl groups with up to 6 carbon atoms in the group, where the group is attached to oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur or carbon;

Example—

an ester or ether group attached to oxygen

(c) halogen, hydroxy, nitro or amino groups;

(d) hydrogen atoms;

(e) carbonyl, ester or amide groups.

(3) In this section—

"addition" has its ordinary meaning.

"replacement" has its ordinary meaning.