Drug Manufacture

Our expert criminal lawyers for drug manufacture can help you:

• Obtain bail.
• Be found not guilty.
• Receive a lenient sentence, like no conviction and no prison.

You will be represented by a team of award-winning criminal lawyers, with 500+ five-star Google reviews, who offer fixed fees and free first consultations.

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Drug Manufacture offences 

Section 24(1) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 and states: 

“A person who manufactures or produces, or who knowingly takes part in the manufacture or production of, a prohibited drug is guilty of an offence.”

Drug offences in Australia are taken very seriously and carry hefty penalties, as is the case for Drug Manufacture crime. 

Australian Criminal Law Group have some of the best drug lawyers in Sydney who regularly represent clients for drug manufacture offences. Our defence solicitors regularly get charges dropped or achieve alternative penalties to imprisonment for their clients.  These include;

• Section 10’s no convictions,
• Intensive Corrections Orders (ICO),
• Conditional Release Orders (with or without conviction),
• Community Corrections orders or
• fines (with conviction). 

Sentencing guidelines for drug manufacturing  

The maximum penalty for manufacturing or producing a prohibited drug depends on several factors. This is displayed below:

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Pleading Not Guilty 

If you believe that you are innocent and did not manufacture drugs or take part in the process of manufacturing drugs, you should speak to one of our experienced drug lawyers about pleading not guilty.    

There are several defences that can be used to beat drug manufacturing charges. These include, but are not limited to, the following;  

• Duress: You manufactured or took part in the manufacture of drugs because of necessity or duress. 
• Honest and Reasonable Mistake: You were unaware that your actions were contributing to the manufacture of prohibited drugs. 
• During manufacture, you used substances that are not able to produce a prohibited drug. 
• The substance manufactured was not a prohibited drug. 
• That you simply obtained materials, but did not participate in the process.

You can read more information about pleading not guilty here.

Pleading Guilty

If you are guilty of manufacturing drug offences, and you would like to plead guilty, our experienced drug lawyers can help you get the best outcomes for your case.  

The onus is on the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you took part in the manufacturing process of a prohibited drug.  This includes: 

• You were manufacturing or producing prohibited drugs; or  
• You were aware of and took part in manufacturing or producing prohibited drugs; 
• And that the substance you manufactured, produced or assisted in manufacturing or producing was, in fact, a prohibited drug. 

This includes assisting in the manufacture of drugs and so could include things such as; 

• Providing the financial resources to manufacture the drugs.  
• Providing the location and/or equipment to manufacture the drugs. 
• Taking part in the manufacturing process, such as combining substances, cleaning equipment and disposing of waste. 

Before entering a guilty plea, be sure to first seek advise from an experienced and proven drug lawyer to ensure the best outcome for your case.  

You can read more about pleading guilty here.

Do I need references?

We believe references are an extremely important part of a plea of guilty in court. Read about court processes and how to write a good character reference.

Contact Australian Criminal Law Group

Our criminal lawyers, with 500+ five-star Google reviews, can beat a drug manufacture charge or obtain a lenient sentence for you if you plead guilty.

Call us on (02) 8815 8167 for your free first conference or submit a website enquiry.