Editing Khat (section)

====Australia====
In Australia, the importation of khat is controlled under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956. It is illegal to import khat into Australia for personal use. Khat can be imported only for medical or scientific use.<ref>{{cite Legislation AU|Cth|reg|cir1956432|Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956}} Reuglation 5 and Schedule 4.</ref>

Importing khat without a permit is subject to fines or prosecution.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/khat/|title= Drug Facts – Khat|work=ADF – Alcohol & Drug Foundation|access-date=2017-10-03|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2003, the total number of khat annual permits was 294 and the total number of individual khat permits was 202 however as of 1 December 2013, permits for the use of khat by individuals for recreational/cultural purposes are no longer issued. There are currently no plans by the Australian Government to amend the regulations to allow the importation of khat for personal use.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.odc.gov.au/import-restrictions-kava-and-khat|title=Import restrictions: Kava and Khat {{!}} Office of Drug Control|website=www.odc.gov.au|access-date=2017-10-03|date=7 December 2016|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309131233/https://www.odc.gov.au/import-restrictions-kava-and-khat|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Khat is listed as a Schedule 2 dangerous drug in Queensland, in the same category as cannabis.<ref>{{cite Legislation AU|Qld|reg|dmr1987256/sch2.html|Drugs misuse Regulation 1987}} Schedule 2.</ref> In the states of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania, khat does not appear to be regulated through criminal legislation.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Douglas |first=Heather |last2=Pedder |first2=Merali |date=2010 |title=Legal regulation of the drug khat in Australia |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21355431 |journal=Journal of Law and Medicine |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=284–301 |issn=1320-159X |pmid=21355431}}</ref>

The importation of Khat (''Catha edulis'') material (includes material that is fresh, dried, powdered, capsules or tablets) is prohibited under the Customs (Prohibited Import) Regulations 1956 unless the person importing the material is the holder of both a license to import and a permit to import granted by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
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