Where an accused raises evidence that they held a prohibited drug as a mere custodian intending to return it to its owner, the trial judge must direct the jury on that defence as it negates deemed supply under s 29 of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), applying R v Carey. Failure to do so constitutes a misdirection warranting a new trial.
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