Narcotic Drugs Amendment Act 2016 (Cth)

Narcotic Drugs Amendment Act 2016

No. 12, 2016

An Act to amend the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments relating to medicinal cannabis Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 Schedule 2—Amendments relating to authorisation of State and Territory agencies Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 Schedule 3—Transitional provisions Schedule 4—Amendments relating to Schedules Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 Schedule 5—Consequential amendments Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

Narcotic Drugs Amendment Act 2016 No. 12, 2016

An Act to amend the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967, and for related purposes

[Assented to 29 February 2016]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Narcotic Drugs Amendment Act 2016.

2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 29 February 2016 2. Schedule 1 A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. 29 October 2016 However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 8 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. 3. Schedule 2 The earlier of: 1 May 2016 (a) the start of a single day to be fixed by Proclamation; and (F2016N00004) (b) immediately before the provisions covered by table item 2. 4. Schedules 3 to 5 At the same time as the provisions covered by table item 2. 29 October 2016