Interpretation

In force

In this Act—

ACC means the Australian Crime Commission established under the

Australian

Crime Commission Act 2002 of the Commonwealth;

certified hemp seed means seed certified, in accordance with the regulations, as seed that will typically produce hemp plants with a concentration of THC in the leaves and flowering heads of not more than 0.5%;

Chief

Executive means the Chief Executive of the Department that is, under a

Minister, responsible for the administration of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (South Australia) Act 1994;

criminal intelligence means information relating to actual or suspected criminal activity (whether in this State or elsewhere) the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to prejudice criminal investigations, to enable the discovery of the existence or identity of a confidential source of information relevant to law enforcement or to endanger a person's life or physical safety;

cultivate means—

(a)

plant a seed, seedling or cutting of the plant or transplant the plant; or

(b)

nurture, tend or grow the plant; or

(c)

harvest the plant (including pick any part of the plant or separate any resin or other substance from the plant); or

(d)

dry the harvested plant or part of the plant; or

(e)

take

part in the process of cultivation of the plant;

drug of dependence means a poison within the meaning of the Controlled

Substances Act 1984 declared by the regulations under that Act to be a drug of dependence;

drug related offence means—

(a)

an indictable offence involving possession, or cultivation of, or trafficking in, a drug of dependence; or

(b)

an indictable offence under the Controlled

Substances Act 1984;

(c)

an indictable offence under the law of another jurisdiction involving possession, or cultivation of, or trafficking in, a drug of dependence; or

(d)

an offence of a kind prescribed by the regulations;

hemp means a plant, or any part (including the seed) of a plant, of the genus cannabis;

industrial hemp means hemp that—

(a)

has been grown from certified hemp seed; and

(b)

has a concentration of THC in the leaves and flowering heads of not more than 1%, and includes the seed of such a plant and any product derived from any such plant;

industrial hemp licence—see section 8(1);

industrial hemp register means the register established under section 26;

inspector means—

(a)

a person appointed as an inspector under section 18;

(b)

a police officer;

licence means a licence under this Act;

licence holder means—

(a)

the holder of an industrial hemp licence; or

(b)

the holder of a special licence;

premises means any land, building, structure, vehicle, vessel or aircraft;

sell means sell by wholesale or retail and includes the following:

(a)

agree to sell;

(b)

offer or expose for sale;

(c)

keep, or possess, for sale;

(d)

deal in, barter or exchange;

(e)

send, forward, deliver or receive for sale;

(f)

authorise, direct, cause or permit the doing of any matter in paragraphs (a) to (e);

special licence—see section 8(2);

supply includes the following:

(a)

deliver, sell, trade, give or distribute, whether for valuable consideration or not;

(b)

offer or agree to supply;

(c)

cause or permit to supply;

(d)

hold in possession for the purpose of supply;

(e)

produce or pack for the purpose of supply;

THC means tetrahydrocannabinol;

Tribunal means the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal established under the South

Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013.

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