Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

The commissioner may make a commissioner direction for a batch of a dangerous drug.

The commissioner may make a commissioner direction for a batch of a dangerous drug only if the batch—

is in the possession of the police service—

having been forfeited, or ordered to be forfeited, to the State under this or another Act; or

having been ordered under this Act to be disposed of or destroyed; or

comes into the possession of the police service under an agency arrangement.

The conditions included in the commissioner direction must include the following conditions—

a condition that the batch must be used only for the training purposes stated in the condition;Example of training purposes—training police dogs to detect the presence of dangerous drugs in various situations

a condition that the training for which the batch is used must be of the type, and of the extent, stated in the condition;

a condition that the whole of the batch must at all times—

be under the effective control of a drug control officer or 1 or more of the police officers identified in the condition; or

be kept securely in a way stated in the condition;

a condition that, as soon as practicable after the batch is used for training purposes for the last time, the batch must be destroyed or disposed of in the way stated in the condition.

Subsection (3) does not limit the conditions that may be included in the commissioner direction.

The commissioner must ensure the police service complies with the conditions included in the commissioner direction.