Industrial Hemp Regulations 2026

Industrial Hemp Regulations 2026

3 February 2026

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Industrial Hemp Act 2015.

These regulations may be cited as the Industrial Hemp Regulations 2026.

These regulations take effect on 2 March 2026.

In these regulations –

Act means the Industrial Hemp Act 2015.

For the definition of certified hemp seed in section 4 of the Act, seed is certified hemp seed if tests undertaken in accordance with a quality-assurance program approved by the Secretary show the seed will typically produce hemp plants of the kind referred to in that definition.

For the definition of corresponding law in section 4 of the Act, a law of another State or a Territory that substantially corresponds to an Act referred to in the definition of drug-related offence in that section is declared to be a corresponding law.

For section 9(4) of the Act, the Secretary is required to refuse to grant a special research licence to a person if the Secretary is not satisfied the person has demonstrated the following:

scientifically valid research methods and approaches will be used for scientific research carried out under the licence;

the potential benefits to the industrial hemp industry of the scientific research, instruction, analysis or study;

appropriate safety and security measures will be put in place to ensure the hemp is secured against loss, theft or unauthorised interference.

For section 24(2) of the Act, hemp being grown under a licence is to be tested, before the hemp is harvested, at the appropriate time or times for determining the concentration of THC in the hemp.

For section 32(1) and (5)(a) of the Act –

an offence against a provision of the Act specified in Schedule 1 is prescribed to be an infringement offence; and the penalty specified opposite the relevant provision in that Schedule is prescribed as the penalty payable under an infringement notice for that offence.

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