Industrial Hemp Act 2015

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

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%;

corresponding law means a law of another Australian jurisdiction that is declared by the regulations to be a corresponding law for the purposes of this Act;

criminal history, in relation to a person, means any conviction of, and finding of guilt against, the person other than an annulled conviction, within the meaning of the Annulled Convictions Act 2003;

cultivate includes the following:plant a seed, seedling or cutting; graft, divide or transplant a plant; nurture, tend, grow or harvest a plant;

drug-related offence means an indictable offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001, the Poisons Act 1971 or the Criminal Code Act 1924 or under a corresponding law;

fit and proper, in relation to a person – see section 4A;

function includes power, authority and duty;

hemp means any plant of the genus Cannabis;

industrial hemp means any plant of the genus Cannabis that – has been grown from certified hemp seed; and has a concentration of THC in the leaves and flowering heads of not more than 1% – and includes the seed of any such plant and any product derived from any such plant;

industrial hemp licence means an industrial hemp licence issued in accordance with section 12;

inspector means – a person appointed to hold the office of inspector under section 22; or a police officer;

licence means an industrial hemp licence, or a special research licence, in force under this Act;

premises includes the following:a building or structure; land or a place (whether built on or not); a conveyance;

records includes plans, specifications, maps, reports, books and other documents whether in writing, in electronic form or otherwise;

regulations means regulations made under this Act;

responsible officer, in relation to a licence, means the person who is appointed as the responsible officer in relation to the licence under section 21A;

Secretary means the Secretary of the Department;

sell means sell by wholesale or retail and includes the following:agree to sell; offer or expose for sale; keep, or possess, for sale; deal in, barter or exchange; send, forward, deliver or receive for sale; authorise, direct, cause, permit, or suffer any of the things in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) to be done;

special research licence means a special research licence issued in accordance with section 14;

supply includes the following:deliver, sell, trade, give or distribute, whether for valuable consideration or not; offer or agree to supply; cause or permit to supply; hold in possession for the purpose of supply; produce or pack for the purpose of supply;

THC means delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.