1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Police Powers and Responsibilities (Minor Drugs Offence) Amendment Regulation 2024.2CommencementThis regulation commences immediately after the commencement of the Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2023, section 22.3Regulation amendedThis regulation amends the Police Powers and Responsibilities Regulation 2012.4Insertion of new pt 4DAfter part 4C—insert—Part 4DPrescribed quantity for minor drug offences20HPrescribed quantity for minor drug offences—Act, s 378BFor section 378B of the Act, the prescribed quantity of a dangerous drug, S4 medicine or S8 medicine is the quantity stated in schedule 1B, part 2 or 3, column 2 opposite the drug or medicine. 5Insertion of new sch 1BAfter schedule 1A—insert—Schedule 1BPrescribed quantity of dangerous drugs, S4 medicines and S8 medicinessection 20HPart 1Preliminary1Meaning of particular termsIn this schedule—

(a)a ticket or tab, in relation to a dangerous drug, is a substance containing not more than 0.00004g of the drug that is prepared or apparently prepared to be administered as a single dose; and

(b)a pill, tablet or capsule, in relation to a dangerous drug, is a substance containing not more than 0.7g of the drug that is prepared or apparently prepared to be administered as a single dose.

Part 2Dangerous drugsColumn 1Column 2Dangerous drugQuantity4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine0.02g4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine0.02gCannabis50.0gFentanyl0.0025gKetamine0.2gLysergic acid3 tickets or tabsLysergide3 tickets or tabs3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)4 pills or tablets or capsulesPhencyclidine0.2gPsilocin0.04gPsilocybin0.04ga dangerous drug stated in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987, schedule 1, part 1 or schedule 2 not otherwise mentioned in this table1.0g/mla dangerous drug stated in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987, schedule 1, part 2any quantityNote—See also section 378A(1)(d) of the Act, which provides that, for chapter 14, part 4, division 5 of the Act to apply in relation to discontinuing the arrest of a person for a minor drugs offence, a police officer must reasonably believe each minor drugs matter the subject of the minor drugs offence was for the person’s personal use.Part 3S4 medicines and S8 medicinesColumn 1Column 2S4 medicines and S8 medicinesQuantityS4 medicine or S8 medicineany quantityNote—See also section 378A(1)(d) of the Act, which provides that, for chapter 14, part 4, division 5 of the Act to apply in relation to discontinuing the arrest of a person for a minor drugs offence, a police officer must reasonably believe each minor drugs matter the subject of the minor drugs offence was for the person’s personal use.