No such things as a Border Controlled Drug/Plant/Precursor anymore?

[most_illogical]

I have just come across the Criminal Code 2002 Republication No 20, effective July 1 2011. It would appear that this integrates the new scheduling model that has been worked on for a few years (see DISCUSSION PAPER - Implementation of model schedules for Commonwealth serious drug offences). Part of this removes the distinction of border controlled whatevers and regular whatevers and revamps the min trafficable/marketable/commercial amounts, for which there was great disparity between the border controlled amounts and regular amounts. Also, the analogue clauses look nothing like they used to (but may be effectively the same, I don't know).

There is a GREAT amount of reference to legal providers, agencies, government etc to the old Criminal Code 1995 and very little linkage to the new one so it is something to look out for.

This is really just to open discussion on this and to check that I have interpreted it properly (ie is Criminal Code 1995 defunct?). Also, are the schedules proposed in the 'discussion paper' current? I don't seem to be able to find an official new model schedule and it may even vary from state to state. As far as I know Victoria has taken on the Criminal Code 2002, but not the new model schedule of substances. So what exactly are the prohibited substances in Victoria?
Ta

 

[Mr Blonde]

Interesting... are you saying they are making the Federal Criminal Code defunct? I might have to look into this, though I doubt they will be giving us any useful loopholes.

 

[most_illogical]

My mistake. The Criminal Code 2002 is an A.C.T. code, not a replacement for the (Commonwealth) Criminal Code Act 1995.
But the module drug schedule thing I mentioned (ie removal of distinction of border controlled and regular things, and the changes to quantities) is for real. The expected timeline is approval to be sought late 2011 with possible legislative implementation in the first half of 2012. So the Criminal Code Act 1995 still applies and I'm guessing these changes will be integrated into it. This model schedule is the same thing that is going to make a whole lot of plants illegal, that a lot of people are complaining about.