The Queensland Court of Appeal upheld the appellant's conviction for permitting premises to be used for production of a dangerous drug under s 11 of the Drugs Misuse Act, holding that the evidence was capable of proving both sufficient occupation/control of the premises and the requisite knowledge. The Court considered the meaning of 'permitting' and 'occupation' in this context, applying principles from Adelaide Corporation v APRA, R v Smythe and Thow v Campbell, and found no error in the trial judge's directions to the jury on circumstantial evidence.
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