A drug trafficker declaration under s 32A(1)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 (WA) requires two or more prior convictions for serious drug offences within the relevant 10-year period; the two offences for which the person is being sentenced on the current occasion do not count as prior convictions for this purpose. Under s 32A(1)(b), the quantity of prohibited drug must meet or exceed the Schedule VII threshold for each individual count.
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