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CRIMES ACT 1914

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CRIMES ACT 1914 SECT 85W

85W Causing narcotic substances to be carried by post
(1)
A person shall not intentionally cause to be carried by post an article that consists of, encloses or contains a prescribed narcotic substance within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901 .

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

(2)
Where an act constitutes an offence against a law of a State or Territory, the validity of the law is not affected merely because the act also constitutes an offence against subsection (1).
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