Drug Offences 0

Question 1

Import / Export Controlled Drug

Answer 1

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

1. Imports into OR Exports from New Zealand
2. Any controlled drug

Question 2

Produce / Manufacture Any Controlled Drug

Answer 2

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

1. Produce OR Manufacture
2. Any controlled drug

Question 3

Supply / Administer / Offer to Supply / Administer Class A OR B controlled drug

Answer 3

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

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

Question 4

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

Answer 4

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

1. Supplies / Administers / Offers to Supply or Administer OR Otherwise deals in
2. any Class C controlled drug
3. 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

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 years

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

Question 6

Possession a Controlled Drug for Supply

Answer 6

Possession a Controlled Drug for Supply – Section 6(1)(f), MODA 1975 – Life / 14 / 8 years

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

Question 7

Definition - Imports / Importation – s2 Customs and Excise Act 1996

Answer 7

Definition - Imports / Importation – s2 Customs and Excise Act 1996

(a) In relation to any goods,

means the arrival of the goods in New Zealand

in any manner, whether lawfully or unlawfully,

from a point outside New Zealand.

Question 8

Saxton v Police

Answer 8

Saxton v Police -

To import includes

“to introduce from abroad or

to cause to be brought in

from a foreign country.”

Question 9

R v Hancox

Answer 9

R v Hancox -

The element of importing exists from the time the goods enter New Zealand

until they reach their immediate destination,

ie, when they have ceased to be under the control of the appropriate authorities

and have become available to the consignee or addressee.

Question 10

Exports / Time of exportation – s53 Customs and Excise Act 1996

Answer 10

Exports / Time of exportation – s53 Customs and Excise Act 1996 -

For the purpose of this Act,

the time of exportation is the time when the exporting craft leaves

the last Customs place at which that craft calls immediately before

proceeding to a point outside New Zealand.