Drug liabilities

Question 1

Import / Export Controlled Drug(a)

Answer 1

Import / Export Controlled Drug
Section 6(1)(a) MODA 1975
Life Imprisonment

• Imports into OR Exports from New Zealand
• Any controlled drug

Question 2

Produce / Manufacture Any Controlled Drug(b)

Answer 2

Produce / Manufacture Any Controlled Drug
Section 6(1)(b) MODA 1975
Life / 14 / 8 yrs

• Produce OR Manufacture
• Any controlled drug

Question 3

Supply / Administer / Offer to Supply / Administer Class A OR B controlled drug(c)

Answer 3

Supply / Administer / Offer to Supply / Administer Class A OR B controlled drug
Section 6(1)(c) MODA 1975
Life / 14 yrs

• Supplies / Administers / Offers to Supply or Administer OR Otherwise deals in
• Class A OR B controlled drug
• To any person

Question 4

Supply / Administer / Offer Class C Controlled Drug to persons under 18 years of age(d)

Answer 4

Supply / Administer / Offer Class C Controlled Drug to persons under 18 years of age
Section 6(1)(d) MODA 1975
8 yrs

• Supplies / Administers / Offers to Supply or Administer OR Otherwise deals in
• Class C controlled drug
• To any person under the age of 18 years old

Question 5

Sells OR Offers to Sell Class C controlled drug to persons of or over 18 years of age(e)

Answer 5

Sells OR Offers to Sell Class C controlled drug to persons of or over 18 years of age
Section 6(1)(e) MODA 1975
8 yrs

• Sells OR Offers to sell
• Class C controlled drug
• To any person of or over the age of 18 years old

Question 6

Possession a Controlled Drug for Supply / Administer / Offer(f)

Answer 6

Possession a Controlled Drug for Supply / Administer / Offer 
Section 6(1)(f) MODA 1975

• Has in his possession
• Any controlled drug
• For any of the purposes set out in paras (c), (d) or (e)

Question 7

Conspiring to deal with controlled drugs

Answer 7

Conspiring to deal with controlled drugs
Section 6(2A) MODA 1975
14/10/7 yrs

(2A)
Every person who conspires with any other person to commit an offence against subsection (1) commits an offence against this Act and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term—

(a)
not exceeding 14 years where a Class A controlled drug was the controlled drug or one of the controlled drugs in relation to which the offence was committed:

(b)
not exceeding 10 years where paragraph (a) does not apply but a Class B controlled drug was the controlled drug or one of the controlled drugs in relation to which the offence was committed:

(c)
not exceeding 7 years in any other case.