An offence under s 6(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 (WA) retains its classification as a 'crime' and a 'serious drug offence' for the purposes of s 32A drug trafficker declarations, regardless of whether the offender was convicted summarily. The 2004 amendment substituting 'crime' for 'indictable offence' does not prevent pre-2004 convictions from qualifying. [name withheld] v [name withheld], which held that s 673 of the Criminal Code applied to exclude summary convictions from s 32A, is doubtful authority.
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