Controlled Substances Act 1984

An authorised officer may cause any substance seized or taken pursuant to this Part to be analysed by, or under the supervision of, an analyst.

An analysis under this section may include a determination as to the weight, amount or quantity of any substance (and such determination must comply with any requirements prescribed by regulation).

Any person may, for the purposes of ascertaining whether a substance is, or is not, a particular poison, prescription drug, drug of dependence, controlled drug, controlled precursor, controlled plant or medicine, or for any other evidentiary purpose, cause the substance to be analysed by, or under the supervision of, an analyst.

A person who initiates an analysis pursuant to subsection (2) must do so in the prescribed manner and on payment of the prescribed fee.

An analyst must, on the completion of an analysis pursuant to this section, certify in the prescribed form the results of the analysis, and—

in the case of an analysis initiated by an authorised officer who is a police officer—must forward the certificate to the Commissioner of

in the case of an analysis initiated by any other authorised officer—must forward the certificate to the Department; or

in any other case—must forward the certificate to the person who initiated the analysis.