Group
Subdivision

093 Manufacture or cultivate drugs

Latest release
Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification (ANZSOC)
Reference period
2023

Description

Manufacture includes any acts resulting or intended to result in the manufacture of an illegal or prescribed drug. Cultivation includes the act of sowing, planting, growing, tending, nurturing, or harvesting a narcotic plant. 

Where it is not possible to disaggregate offences by commercial and non-commercial quantities, offences should be coded to 0930 Manufacture or cultivate drugs, not further defined.

0931 Manufacture or cultivate drugs – commercial quantity

This group includes offences relating to the manufacture or cultivation of drugs, where the amount involved is deemed to be of a quantity sufficient for commercial activity.

Inclusions:

  • Conspiracy to manufacture or cultivate drugs for commercial use
  • Cultivate controlled plants (other than tobacco) in commercial quantities
  • Possess drug precursors with intent to manufacture drugs for commercial use
  • Possess equipment with intent to manufacture drugs for commercial use
  • Other offences relating to the commercial manufacture or cultivation of drugs

Exclusions:

  • Possession or use of drugs – coded to the relevant groups in 094 Unlawful possession or use of drugs
  • Regulatory offences relating to legal manufacture of drugs – coded to 1235 Pharmaceutical offences
  • Unlawful cultivation of tobacco – coded to 1233 Tobacco, nicotine, or related offences  

0932 Manufacture or cultivate drugs – non-commercial quantity

This group includes offences relating to the manufacture or cultivation of drugs, where the amount involved is deemed to be of a quantity for personal use rather than commercial activity. 

Inclusions:

  • Cultivate controlled plants (other than tobacco) for personal use
  • Possess drug precursors with intent to manufacture drugs for personal use
  • Possess equipment with intent to manufacture drugs for personal use
  • Other offences relating to the manufacture or cultivation of drugs in non-commercial quantities

Exclusions:

  • Possession or use of drugs – coded to the relevant groups in 094 Unlawful possession or use of drugs
  • Unlawful cultivation of tobacco – coded to 1233 Tobacco, nicotine, or related offences
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