Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2A · Offences Involving Psychoactive Substances
11G. Manufacture of psychoactive substance
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Except as authorised by this Act, it shall be an offence for a person to manufacture a psychoactive substance.
manufacture
“manufacture”, in relation to —(a)a controlled drug, includes any process of producing the drug and the refining or transformation of one drug into another; or(b)a controlled substance, includes any process of producing the substance and the refining or transformation of one substance into another;
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years and shall also be liable to a fine of not less than $10,000 and not more than $20,000.
In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), it is a defence for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the accused manufactured the psychoactive substance for a legitimate purpose other than human consumption, regardless of whether that psychoactive substance is or is not fit for human consumption.