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Drug Overdose (Assistance Protection) Legislation Bill

Amendment to Bail Act 2000

6: New section 30WA inserted (Drug or alcohol condition of bail not breached in certain circumstances)

You could also call this:

"New rule: You won't get in trouble for breaking bail if you help someone who took too many drugs"

Illustration for Drug Overdose (Assistance Protection) Legislation Bill

This new law would change how bail works for some people. If you're on bail and have to follow rules about drugs or alcohol, you might not get in trouble for breaking those rules in certain situations.

The law says that if you're helping someone who has taken too many drugs, you won't be seen as breaking your bail conditions. This is only if you fit the description of a 'specified person' in another law called the Misuse of Drugs Act.

Remember, this is just a proposed change. It's not the law yet, but it might become the law in the future if the bill is passed.

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Part 2Amendment to Bail Act 2000

6New section 30WA inserted (Drug or alcohol condition of bail not breached in certain circumstances)

  1. After section 30W, insert:

    30WADrug or alcohol condition of bail not breached in certain circumstances

    1. A defendant who is subject to a drug or alcohol condition must not be treated as having breached that condition if, in the circumstances that would otherwise give rise to a contravention, the defendant is a specified person within the meaning of section 34B(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and section 34B(2) of that Act applies.