Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person possesses a prohibited dangerous substance; and
(b) the person is not authorised under a licence, or under the regulations, to possess the substance.
Maximum penalty: 2 000 penalty units, imprisonment for 7 years or both.
(2) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person possesses a controlled dangerous substance; and
(b) the person is not authorised under a licence, or under the regulations, to possess the substance.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.
(3) In this section:
"possession", of a dangerous substance by a person, includes—
(a) the person receiving or obtaining possession of the substance; and
(b) the person having control over the substance; and
(c) the person having joint possession of the substance with someone else.