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Results for drug trafficking (australia)
2 results foundAuthor: Byles, Dennis Title: Trafficking in a Commercial Quantity of Drugs Summary: This Sentencing Snapshot describes sentencing outcomes for the offence of trafficking in a commercial quantity of drugs and details the age and gender of people sentenced for this offence in the County and Supreme Courts of Victoria between 2006–07 and 2010–11. The Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 (Vic) provides a set of trafficking offences that distinguishes between large commercial, commercial and less than commercial quantities of illicit drugs. A person who prepares, manufactures, sells, exchanges, agrees to sell, offers for sale or has in his or her possession for sale a drug of dependence without being authorised or licensed to do so is guilty of trafficking in a drug of dependence. The maximum penalties that apply vary depending on the nature and quantity of the drug involved, as well as the age of the recipient of the drugs, with higher maximum penalties for supplying to persons aged under 18 years. This report examines the offence of trafficking in a commercial quantity of a drug (or drugs) of dependence to an adult. The amount of the drug that constitutes a commercial quantity will depend on the type of drug involved. Different types of drugs can be combined in order to achieve a commercial quantity. Trafficking in a commercial quantity of drugs is an indictable offence that carries a maximum penalty of 25 years’ imprisonment and/or a fine of up to 3,000 penalty units. Indictable offences are more serious offences triable before a judge and jury in the County or Supreme Court. Trafficking in a commercial quantity of drugs was the principal offence in 1.5% of cases sentenced in the higher courts between 2006–07 and 2010–11. As with previous publications in this series, this report presents a snapshot of first instance sentences in the higher courts of Victoria. A section on appeals has been included immediately before the Summary section of this report. Information on sentences that have changed on appeal is also noted in other sections of this report. Unless otherwise noted, the data represent sentences imposed at first instance. Details: Melbourne: Sentencing Advisory Council, 2012. 12p. Source: Sentencing Snapshot No. 130: Internet Resource: Accessed October 8, 2012 at https://sentencingcouncil.vic.gov.au/sites/sentencingcouncil.vic.gov.au/files/snapshot_130_sentencing_trends_for_trafficking_in_a_commercial_quantity_of_drugs_in_the_higher_courts_of_victoria_august_2012.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Australia URL: https://sentencingcouncil.vic.gov.au/sites/sentencingcouncil.vic.gov.au/files/snapshot_130_sentencing_trends_for_trafficking_in_a_commercial_quantity_of_drugs_in_the_higher_courts_of_victoria_august_2012.pdf Shelf Number: 126638 Keywords: Drug Trafficking (Australia)Sentencing (Australia) |
Author: Hughes, Gordon Title: Australian threshold quantities for 'drug trafficking': Are they placing drug users at risk of unjustified sanction? Summary: Legal threshold quantities for drug trafficking, over which possession of an illicit drug is deemed 'trafficking' as opposed to 'personal use' are used in most Australian states and territories. Yet, in spite of known risks from adopting such thresholds, most notably of unjustified conviction of users as traffickers, the capacity of Australian legal thresholds to deliver proportional sanctioning has been subject to limited research. In this study, the authors use data on patterns of drug user consumption and purchasing to evaluate Australian legal threshold quantities to see whether Australian drug users are at risk of exceeding the thresholds for personal use alone. The results indicate that some, but not all users are at risk, with those most likely to exceed current thresholds being consumers of MDMA and residents of New South Wales and South Australia. The implication is that even if the current legal threshold system helps to convict and sanction drug traffickers, it may be placing Australian drug users at risk of unjustified charge or sanction. The authors highlight a number of reforms that ought mitigate the risks and increase capacity to capture Australian drug traffickers. Details: Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2014. 7p. Source: Internet Resource: Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 467: Accessed August 22, 2014 at: http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/tandi/461-480/tandi467.html Year: 2014 Country: Australia URL: http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/tandi/461-480/tandi467.html Shelf Number: 132038 Keywords: Drug EnforcementDrug OffendersDrug PolicyDrug Trafficking (Australia) |