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MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT 1981 - SECT 20A

20A .         Terms used

                In this Part —

        Australia Post has the meaning given in the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 (Commonwealth) section 3;

        consigned article means any article, including a letter, document, envelope, packet, parcel, package, container or wrapper, consigned for delivery by a delivery business;

        delivery business means a business that delivers consigned articles but does not include Australia Post;

        drug detection area means an area referred to in section 20B(2)(a);

        metropolitan region has the meaning given in the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 4(1);

        premises search authorisation means an authorisation issued by a senior police officer under section 20C;

        senior police officer means a police officer who is, or is acting as, a superintendent or an officer above the rank of superintendent;

        vehicle search authorisation means an authorisation issued by a senior police officer under section 20B.

        [Section 20A inserted: No. 47 of 2016 s. 5; amended: No. 16 of 2023 s. 5.]

        [Heading inserted: No. 47 of 2016 s. 5.]



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