HISTORY : Misuse of Drugs Act 1981

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Misuse of Drugs Act 1981

1 January 2005 - 30 April 2005

Schedule I

[Section 4(1)(c)]

Drugs to which Act applies, notwithstanding anything in Poisons Act 1964

Item	Prohibited drugs
1.	Cocaine, ecgonine, heroin, morphine and their respective salts.
2.	Opium.
3.	Any preparation, admixture, extract, or other substance containing not less than ¾
	(a) 0.2% of morphine, the percentage of morphine being for the purpose of this item calculated as in respect of anhydrous morphine; or
	(b) 0.1% of cocaine or ecgonine.
4.	Any derivative of cocaine.
5.	Cannabis or cannabis resin or any other cannabis derivative.

Schedule II

[Section 4(2)(b)]

Plants to which Act applies, notwithstanding anything in Poisons Act 1964

Item	Prohibited plant
1.	Papaver somniferum
2.	Papaver bracteatum
3.	Cannabis

Schedule III

[Section 9]

Amounts of prohibited drugs determining court of trial

Item	Prohibited drug	Amount (in grams unless otherwise stated)
1.	ACETORPHINE	6.0
2.	ACETYLDIHYDROCODEINE (except when included in Schedule 2 or 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	6.0
3.	ACETYLMETHADOL	6.0
4.	ALLOBARBITONE	30.0
5.	ALLYLBARBITURIC ACID	30.0
6.	ALLYLPRODINE	6.0
7.	ALPHACETYLMETHADOL	30.0
8.	ALPHAMEPRODINE	0.6
9.	ALPHAMETHADOL	0.6
10.	ALPHAPRODINE	75.0
11.	AMPHETAMINE	4.0
12.	AMYLOBARBITONE	30.0
13.	ANILERIDINE	75.0
14.	APROBARBITONE	30.0
15.	BARBITONE	30.0
16.	BENZETHIDINE	30.0
17.	BENZYLMORPHINE	15.0
18.	BETACETYLMETHADOL	15.0
19.	BETAMEPRODINE	15.0
20.	BETAMETHADOL	15.0
21.	BETAPRODINE	15.0
22.	BEZITRAMIDE	15.0
23.	BUFOTENINE	6.0
24.	BUTOBARBITONE	30.0
25.	CANNABIS	500.0
26.	CANNABIS RESIN	40.0
27.	CANNABIS (in cigarette form)	400 cigarettes each containing any portion of cannabis
28.	CLONITAZENE	15.0
29.	COCAINE	4.0
30.	CODEINE (except when included in Schedule 2, 3 or 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	30.0
31.	CODEINE-N-OXIDE	30.0
32.	CODOXIME	30.0
33.	CYCLOBARBITONE	30.0
34.	DESOMORPHINE	6.0
35.	DEXAMPHETAMINE	6.0
36.	DEXTROMORAMIDE	3.0
37.	DIAMPROMIDE	15.0
38.	DIETHYLTHIAMBUTENE	15.0
39.	DIFENOXIN (excluding preparations containing, per dosage unit, not more than 0.5 mg of difenoxin and a quantity of atropine sulphate equivalent to at least 5% of the dose of difenoxin)	30.0
40.	DIHYDROCODEINE (except when included in Schedule 2 or 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	30.0
41.	DIHYDROMORPHINE	30.0
42.	DIMENOXADOL	30.0
43.	DIMEPHEPTANOL	30.0
44.	2,5-DIMETHOXY-4-BROMOAMPHETAMINE	0.25
45.	2,5-DIMETHOXY-4-METHYLAMPHETAMINE	0.25
46.	DIMETHYLTHIAMBUTENE	60.0
47.	DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE	6.0
48.	DIOXAPHETYL BUTYRATE	6.0
49.	DIPHENOXYLATE (excluding preparations containing, per dosage unit, not more than 2.5 mg of diphenoxylate calculated as base, and a quantity of atropine sulphate equivalent to at least 1% of the dose of diphenoxylate)	6.0
50.	DIPIPANONE	30.0
51.	DROTEBANOL	0.3
52.	ECGONINE, ITS ESTERS AND DERIVATIVES which are convertible to ECGONINE AND COCAINE	30.0
52A.	EPHEDRINE	4.0
53.	ETHYLMETHYLTHIAMBUTENE	30.0
54.	ETHYLMORPHINE (and substances containing more than 2.5% of ethylmorphine)	6.0
55.	ETONITAZENE	15.0
56.	ETORPHINE	15.0
57.	ETOXERIDINE	15.0
58.	FENTANYL	0.015
59.	FURETHIDINE	3.0
60.	HALLUCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES (structurally derived from methoxyphenethylamine)	0.25
61.	HEPTABARBITONE	30.0
62.	HEXOBARBITONE	30.0
63.	HYDROCODONE	6.0
64.	HYDROMORPHINOL	6.0
65.	HYDROMORPHONE	6.0
66.	HYDROXYPETHIDINE	15.0
67.	ISOMETHADONE	0.6
68.	KETOBEMIDONE	0.6
69.	LEVOMETHORPHAN	3.0
70.	LEVOMORAMIDE	6.0
71.	LEVOPHENACYLMORPHAN	6.0
72.	LEVORPHANOL	3.0
73.	LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE (LSD)	0.004
74.	MESCALINE	22.5
75.	METAZOCINE	21.0
76.	METHADONE	0.6
77.	METHADONE-INTERMEDIATE	0.6
78.	METHAQUALONE	150.0
79.	METHARBITONE	30.0
80.	METHYLAMPHETAMINE	6.0
81.	METHYLDESORPHINE	6.0
82.	METHYLDIHYDROMORPHINE	6.0
82A.	3, 4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE (MDA)	4.0
82B.	3, 4-METHYLENEDIOXY-N, ALPHA-DIMETHYLPHENYLETHYLAMINE (MDMA)	4.0
83.	METHYLPHENIDATE	6.0
84.	METHYLPHENOBARBITONE	30.0
85.	1-METHYL-4-PHENYLPIPERIDINE- 4-CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS	6.0
86.	METOPON	6.0
87.	MORAMIDE-INTERMEDIATE	3.0
88.	MORPHERIDINE	6.0
89.	MORPHINE	6.0
90.	MORPHINE DERIVATIVES (not specifically included elsewhere in this Schedule or in any Schedule in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	6.0
91.	MORPHINE METHOBROMIDE AND OTHER PENTAVALENT NITROGEN MORPHINE DERIVATIVES	6.0
92.	MORPHINE-N-OXIDE	6.0
93.	MORPHINE SUBSTITUTES (not specifically included elsewhere in this Schedule)	6.0
94.	MYROPHINE	60.0
95.	NEALBARBITONE	30.0
96.	NICOCODINE (except when included in Schedule 2 or 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	6.0
97.	NICODICODINE (except when included in Schedule 2 or 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	6.0
98.	NICOMORPHINE	6.0
99.	NORACYMETHADOL	6.0
100.	NORCODEINE (except when included in Schedule 2 or 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	6.0
101.	NORLEVORPHANOL	6.0
102.	NORMETHADONE	1.5
103.	NORMORPHINE	60.0
104.	NORPIPANONE	30.0
105.	OPIUM	40.0
106.	OXYCODONE	15.0
107.	OXYMORPHONE	6.0
108.	PENTAZOCINE	30.0
109.	PENTOBARBITONE	30.0
110.	PETHIDINE	15.0
111.	PETHIDINE-INTERMEDIATE A	15.0
112.	PETHIDINE-INTERMEDIATE B	15.0
113.	PETHIDINE-INTERMEDIATE C	15.0
114.	PHENADOXONE	30.0
115.	PHENAMPROMIDE	30.0
116.	PHENAZOCINE	3.0
117.	PHENCYCLIDINE	0.004
118.	PHENMETRAZINE	6.0
119.	PHENOBARBITONE	30.0
120.	PHENOMORPHAN	15.0
121.	PHENOPERIDINE	3.0
122.	PHENYLMETHYLBARBITURIC ACID	30.0
123.	PHOLCODINE (except when included in Schedule 2 or 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	15.0
124.	PIMINODINE	30.0
125.	PIRITRAMIDE	3.0
126.	PROHEPTAZINE	3.0
127.	PROPERIDINE	75.0
128.	PROPIRAM	12.0
129.	PSILOCIN	0.3
130.	PSILOCYBIN	0.3
131.	PSYCHOTOMIMETIC SUBSTANCES (structurally derived from methoxyphenethylamine)	0.25
132.	QUINALBARBITONE	30.0
133.	RACEMETHORPHAN	6.0
134.	RACEMORAMIDE	3.0
135.	RACEMORPHAN	6.0
136.	SECBUTOBARBITONE	30.0
137.	TALBUTAL	30.0
138.	TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLS	4.0
139.	THEBACON	6.0
140.	THEBAINE	6.0
141.	TRIMEPERIDINE	30.0
142.	VINBARBITONE	30.0

[Schedule III amended by No. 48 of 1995 s. 43; amended in Gazette 30 Nov 1990 p. 5937; 29 Nov 1991 p. 6041.]

Schedule IV

[Section 9]

Numbers of prohibited plants determining court of trial

Item	Prohibited plant	Number
1.	Papaver somniferum	100
2.	Papaver bracteatum	100
3.	Cannabis	100

Schedule V

[Section 11(a)]

Amounts of prohibited drugs giving rise to presumption of intention to sell or supply same

Item	Prohibited drug	Amount (in grams unless otherwise stated)
1.	ACETORPHINE	2.0
2.	ACETYLDIHYDROCODEINE (except when included in Schedule 2 or 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	2.0
3.	ACETYLMETHADOL	2.0
4.	ALLOBARBITONE	10.0
5.	ALLYLBARBITURIC ACID	10.0
6.	ALLYLPRODINE	2.0
7.	ALPHACETYLMETHADOL	10.0
8.	ALPHAMEPRODINE	0.2
9.	ALPHAMETHADOL	0.2
10.	ALPHAPRODINE	25.0
11.	AMPHETAMINE	2.0
12.	AMYLOBARBITONE	10.0
13.	ANILERIDINE	25.0
14.	APROBARBITONE	10.0
15.	BARBITONE	10.0
16.	BENZETHIDINE	10.0
17.	BENZYLMORPHINE	5.0
18.	BETACETYLMETHADOL	5.0
19.	BETAMEPRODINE	5.0
20.	BETAMETHADOL	5.0
21.	BETAPRODINE	5.0
22.	BEZITRAMIDE	5.0
23.	BUFOTENINE	2.0
24.	BUTOBARBITONE	10.0
25.	CANNABIS	100.0
26.	CANNABIS RESIN	20.0
27.	CANNABIS (in cigarette form)	80 cigarettes each containing any portion of cannabis
28.	CLONITAZENE	5.0
29.	COCAINE	2.0
30.	CODEINE (except when included in Schedule 2, 3 or 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	10.0
31.	CODEINE-N-OXIDE	10.0
32.	CODOXINE	10.0
33.	CYCLOBARBITONE	10.0
34.	DESOMORPHINE	2.0
35.	DEXAMPHETAMINE	2.0
36.	DEXTROMORAMIDE	1.0
37.	DIACETYLMORPHINE	2.0
38.	DIAMPROMIDE	5.0
39.	DIETHYLTHIAMBUTENE	5.0
40.	DIFENOXIN (excluding preparations containing, per dosage unit, not more than 0.5 mg of difenoxin and a quantity of atropine sulphate equivalent to at least 5% of the dose of difenoxin)	10.0
41.	DIHYDROCODEINE (except when included in Schedule 2 or 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	10.0
42.	DIHYDROMORPHINE	10.0
43.	DIMENOXADOL	10.0
44.	DIMEPHEPTANOL	10.0
45.	2, 5-DIMETHOXY-4-BROMOAMPHETAMINE	0.05
46.	2, 5-DIMETHOXY-4-METHYLAMPHETAMINE	0.05
47.	DIMETHYLTHIAMBUTENE	20.0
48.	DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE	2.0
49.	DIOXAPHETYL BUTYRATE	2.0
50.	DIPHENOXYLATE (excluding preparations containing per dosage unit, not more than 2.5 mg of diphenoxylate calculated as base, and a quantity of atropine sulphate equivalent to at least 1% of the dose of diphenoxylate)	2.0
51.	DIPIPANONE	10.0
52.	DROTEBANOL	0.1
53.	ECGONINE, ITS ESTERS AND DERIVATIVES which are convertible to ECGONINE AND COCAINE	10.0
53A.	EPHEDRINE	2.0
54.	ETHYLMETHYLTHIAMBUTENE	10.0
55.	ETHYLMORPHINE (and substances containing more than 2.5% of ethylmorphine)	2.0
56.	ETONITAZENE	5.0
57.	ETORPHINE	5.0
58.	ETOXERIDINE	5.0
59.	FENTANYL	0.005
60.	FURETHIDINE	1.0
61.	HALLUCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES (structurally derived from methoxyphenethylamine)	0.05
62.	HEPTABARBITONE	10.0
63.	HEROIN	2.0
64.	HEXOBARBITONE	10.0
65.	HYDROCODONE	2.0
66.	HYDROMORPHINOL	2.0
67.	HYDROMORPHONE	2.0
68.	HYDROXYPETHIDINE	5.0
69.	ISOMETHADONE	0.2
70.	KETOBEMIDONE	0.2
71.	LEVOMETHORPHAN	1.0
72.	LEVOMORAMIDE	2.0
73.	LEVOPHENACYLMORPHAN	2.0
74.	LEVORPHANOL	1.0
75.	LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE (LSD)	0.002
76.	MESCALINE	7.5
77.	METAZOCINE	7.0
78.	METHADONE	0.2
79.	METHADONE-INTERMEDIATE	0.2
80.	METHAQUALONE	50.0
81.	METHARBITONE	10.0
82	METHYLAMPHETAMINE	2.0
83.	METHYLDESORPHINE	2.0
84.	METHYLDIHYDROMORPHINE	2.0
84A.	3, 4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE (MDA)	2.0
84B.	3, 4-METHYLENEDIOXY-N, ALPHA-DIMETHYLPHENYLETHYLAMINE (MDMA)	2.0
85.	METHYLPHENIDATE	2.0
86.	METHYLPHENOBARBITONE	10.0
87.	1-METHYL-4-PHENYLPIPERIDINE-4-CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS	2.0
88.	METOPON	2.0
89.	MORAMIDE-INTERMEDIATE	1.0
90.	MORPHERIDINE	2.0
91.	MORPHINE	2.0
92.	MORPHINE DERIVATIVES (not specifically included elsewhere in this Schedule or in any Schedule in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	2.0
93.	MORPHINE METHOBROMIDE AND OTHER PENTAVALENT NITROGEN MORPHINE DERIVATIVES	2.0
94.	MORPHINE-N-OXIDE	2.0
95.	MORPHINE SUBSTITUTES (not specifically included elsewhere in this Schedule)	2.0
96.	MYROPHINE	20.0
97.	NEALBARBITONE	10.0
98.	NICOCODINE (except when included in Schedule 2 or 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	2.0
99.	NICODICODINE (except when included in Schedule 2 or 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	2.0
100.	NICOMORPHINE	2.0
101.	NORACYMETHADOL	2.0
102.	NORCODEINE (except when included in Schedule 2 or 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	2.0
103.	NORLEVORPHANOL	2.0
104.	NORMETHADONE	0.5
105.	NORMORPHINE	20.0
106.	NORPIPANONE	10.0
107.	OPIUM	20.0
108.	OXYCODONE	5.0
109.	OXYMORPHONE	2.0
110.	PENTAZOCINE	10.0
111.	PENTOBARBITONE	10.0
112.	PETHIDINE	5.0
113.	PETHIDINE-INTERMEDIATE A	5.0
114.	PETHIDINE-INTERMEDIATE B	5.0
115.	PETHIDINE-INTERMEDIATE C	5.0
116.	PHENADOXONE	10.0
117.	PHENAMPROMIDE	10.0
118.	PHENAZOCINE	1.0
119.	PHENCYCLIDINE	0.002
120.	PHENMETRAZINE	2.0
121.	PHENOBARBITONE	10.0
122.	PHENOMORPHAN	5.0
123.	PHENOPERIDINE	1.0
124.	PHENYLMETHYLBARBITURIC ACID	10.0
125.	PHOLCODINE (except when included in Schedule 2 or 4 in Appendix A to the Poisons Act 1964)	5.0
126.	PIMINODINE	10.0
127.	PIRITRAMIDE	1.0
128.	PROHEPTAZINE	1.0
129.	PROPERIDINE	25.0
130.	PROPIRAM	4.0
131.	PSILOCIN	0.1
132.	PSILOCYBIN	0.1
133.	PSYCHOTOMIMETIC SUBSTANCES (structurally derived from methoxyphenethylamine)	0.05
134.	QUINALBARBITONE	10.0
135.	RACEMETHORPHAN	2.0
136.	RACEMORAMIDE	1.0
137.	RACEMORPHAN	2.0
138.	SECBUTOBARBITONE	10.0
139.	TALBUTAL	10.0
140.	TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLS	2.0
141.	THEBACON	2.0
142.	THEBAINE	10.0
143.	TRIMEPERIDINE	10.0
144.	VINBARBITONE	10.0

[Schedule V amended by No. 48 of 1995 s. 43; amended in Gazette 30 Nov 1990 p. 5937; 29 Nov 1991 p. 6041.]

Schedule VI

[Section 11(b)]

Numbers of prohibited plants giving rise to presumption of intention to sell or supply same or prohibited drugs obtainable from same

Item	Prohibited plant	Number
1.	Papaver somniferum	25
2.	Papaver bracteatum	25
3.	Cannabis	10

[Schedule VI amended by No. 52 of 2003 s. 32.]

Schedule VII

[Section 32A(1)(b)(i)]

Amounts of prohibited drugs for purposes of drug trafficking

Item	Prohibited drug	Amount (in grams unless otherwise stated)
1	AMPHETAMINE	28.0
2	CANNABIS	3.0 kg
3	CANNABIS RESIN	100.0
4	COCAINE	28.0
5	DIACETYLMORPHINE	28.0
5A	EPHEDRINE	28.0
6	LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE (LSD)	0.01
7	METHADONE	5.0
8	METHYLAMPHETAMINE	28.0
9	3, 4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE (MDA)	28.0
10	3, 4-METHYLENEDIOXY-N, ALPHA-DIMETHYLPHENYLETHYLAMINE (MDMA)	28.0
11	MORPHINE	28.0
12	OPIUM	100.0

[Schedule VII inserted by No. 50 of 1990 s. 6; amended in Gazette 29 Nov 1991 p. 6041; 22 Mar 1994 p. 1245.]

Schedule VIII

[Section 32A(1)(b)(ii)]

Numbers of prohibited plants for purposes of drug trafficking

Item	Prohibited Plants	Number
1	Cannabis	250.0

[Schedule VIII inserted by No. 50 of 1990 s. 6.]

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