Supplying a Drug That Causes Death
Supplying a Drug that Causes Death is an offence under Section 25C of the Crimes Act 1900 which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
To establish the offence, the prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that:
- You supplied a prohibited drug to another person
- You did so for a financial or material advantage
- Another person administered the drug to themselves
- The drug caused or substantially caused another person’s death, and
- You knew, or ought reasonably have known, that supplying the drug would expose another person to the significant risk of death
A ‘prohibited drug’ includes, but is not limited to:
- Heroin
- ‘Ice’ (or crystal methamphetamine)
- Cocaine, and
- ‘Ecstacy’ (or MDMA)
You are not guilty if you were legally authorised to supply the drug.
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