10 Illicit drug offences
Division 10 - Illicit drug offences
The possessing, selling, dealing or trafficking, importing or exporting, manufacturing or cultivating of drugs or other substances prohibited under legislation.
The term drug is used to describe narcotics, opiates, hallucinogens and any other substance prohibited under legal control.
This division is disaggregated into subdivisions on the basis of the type of drug activity involved.
Offences in this division are classified into the following subdivisions:
101 Import or export illicit drugs
102 Deal or traffic in illicit drugs
103 Manufacture or cultivate illicit drugs
104 Possess and/or use illicit drugs
109 Other illicit drug offences
Exclusions:
Offences involving the misuse or illegal obtaining of licit drugs. These are coded to Group 1626, Licit drug offences.
Prescription drug fraud. These are coded to 0911, Obtain benefit by deception.
Illicit drug theft. These are coded to Group 0829, Theft (except motor vehicles), nec.
Administer illicit drugs or poison to a person. These are coded to Group 0299, Other acts intended to cause injury, nec.
101 Import or export illicit drugs
Subdivision 101 Import or export illicit drugs
Actions resulting or intended to result in either the importation of illicit drugs or controlled substances into Australia, or the exportation of illicit drugs or controlled substances from Australia.
This subdivision is disaggregated on the basis of whether illicit drugs are imported or exported.
Offences in this subdivision are classified into the following groups:
1011 Import illicit drugs
1012 Export illicit drugs
Inclusions:
Conspiracy to import or export illicit drugs
1011 Import illicit drugs
Actions resulting or intended to result in the importation of illicit drugs or controlled substances into Australia where the amount involved is deemed to be of a quantity sufficient for commercial activity.
Inclusions:
Drug couriers involved in importing illicit drugs
1012 Export illicit drugs
Actions resulting or intended to result in the exportation of illicit drugs or controlled substances from Australia where the amount involved is deemed to be of a quantity sufficient for commercial activity.
Inclusions:
Drug couriers involved in exporting illicit drugs
102 Deal or traffic in illicit drugs
Subdivision 102 Deal or traffic in illicit drugs
The supply or purchase of an illicit drug or controlled substance of any quantity, or the possession of an illicit drug or controlled substance where the amount involved is deemed to be of a quantity for commercial activity.
This subdivision is further disaggregated on the basis of whether commercial or non-commercial quantities of drugs or controlled substances are trafficked or dealt. Where the quantity is not known, code to the subdivision level.
Offences in this subdivision are classified into the following groups:
1021 Deal or traffic in illicit drugs - commercial quantity
1022 Deal or traffic in illicit drugs - non-commercial quantity
Inclusions:
Conspiracy to deal or traffic in illicit drugs
Possess a commercial/traffickable quantity of illicit drugs
1021 Deal or traffic in illicit drugs - commercial quantity
The supply, purchase or possession of an illicit drug or controlled substance, where the amount involved is deemed to be of a quantity sufficient for commercial activity.
1022 Deal or traffic in illicit drugs - non-commercial quantity
The supply or purchase of an illicit drug or controlled substance, where the amount involved is deemed to be of a quantity for personal use rather than commercial activity.
103 Manufacture or cultivate illicit drugs
Subdivision 103 Manufacture or cultivate illicit drugs
Actions resulting or intended to result in either the manufacture of controlled substances, or growing of plants used to make illicit drugs.
This subdivision is further disaggregated based on whether the illicit drugs are manufactured or cultivated.
Offences in this subdivision are classified into the following groups:
1031 Manufacture illicit drugs
1032 Cultivate illicit drugs
Inclusions:
Conspiracy to manufacture/cultivate illicit drugs
1031 Manufacture illicit drugs
Actions resulting or intended to result in the manufacture of controlled substances used to make illicit drugs.
Inclusions:
Possess drug precursors with intent to manufacture illicit drugs
Possess equipment with intent to manufacture illicit drugs
1032 Cultivate illicit drugs
Actions resulting or intended to result in the cultivation or growing of illegal or controlled plants used to make illicit drugs.
Inclusions:
Cultivate controlled plant
104 Possess and/or use illicit drugs
Subdivision 104 Possess and/or use illicit drugs
The possession of a non-commercial quantity and/or use of an illicit drug or other controlled substance.
This subdivision is disaggregated on the basis of possession and use of non-commercial quantities of illicit drugs or other controlled substances.
Offences in this subdivision are classified into the following groups:
1041 Possess illicit drugs
1042 Use illicit drugs
Exclusions:
Possess commercial/traffickable quantity of illicit drug. These are coded to Subdivision 102, Deal or traffic in illicit drugs.
1041 Possess illicit drugs
The possession of a non-commercial quantity of an illicit drug or controlled substance for which possession or use is prohibited under legislation.
Exclusions:
Use or self-administration of an illicit drug or controlled substance. These are coded to Group 1042, Use illicit drugs.
1042 Use illicit drugs
The use of an illicit drug or controlled substance, the possession or self-administration of which is prohibited under legislation.
Inclusions:
Self-administer an illicit drug or controlled substance
Exclusions:
Possess an illicit drug or controlled substance. These are coded to Group 1041, Possess illicit drugs.
Administer an illicit drug or controlled substance to another person where further intent is unknown. These are coded to Group 0299, Other acts intended to cause injury, nec.
109 Other illicit drug offences
Subdivision 109 Other illicit drug offences
Other illicit drug offences not elsewhere classified in Division 10, Illicit drug offences.
This subdivision is not further disaggregated.
Offences in this subdivision are classified into the following group:
1099 Other illicit drug offences, nec
1099 Other illicit drug offences, nec
Other illicit drug offences not elsewhere classified in Division 10, Illicit drug offences.
Inclusions:
Possess money with intent to obtain drugs
Possess pipes, syringes, or other utensils associated with the use of drugs
Permit premises to be used to take, sell or distribute drugs
Fail to keep register for drugs of addiction
Exclusions:
Possess money from the sale of illicit drugs. These are coded to Group 0831, Receive or handle proceeds of crime.