Senate debates

Monday, 9 February 2015

Bills

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Psychoactive Substances and Other Measures) Bill 2014; In Committee

7:40 pm

Photo of Richard Di NataleRichard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

() (): I may not be claiming anything. That is the whole point. You keep coming back to the issue of claims. I might be importing this product and there might be absolutely no claim to it, but the authorities may suspect that it is a psychoactive substance. We may have our border enforcement authorities look at a product and express concerns because they might get a tip-off to say, 'We're worried that the product that's being imported has psychoactive properties and is being used to mimic other existing illicit substances.' The onus is then on me to prove that it does not have those properties. How do I do that? (Quorum formed)

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