Declared drug trafficker
8 Declared drug trafficker
In this Act:
declared drug trafficker means:
a person who is declared to be a drug trafficker under section 36A of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1990; or
a person who is taken to be a declared drug trafficker under subsection (2) or (3).
A person is taken to be a declared drug trafficker for this Act if:
the person is charged with an offence specified in section 36A(6) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1990; and
the person could be declared to be a drug trafficker under section 36A of that Act if he or she is convicted of the offence; and
before the charge is disposed of or finally determined, the person absconds in connection with the offence.
A person is taken to be a declared drug trafficker for this Act if a declaration is made under section 9 in respect of the person.
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