Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Poppy Cultivation and Processing) Regulations 2024

that the licensed processor must ensure that sufficient fencing exists on the specified premises to prevent access by a person other than a person permitted under the Act to access the specified premises; and

that the specified premises and any buildings in the specified premises must be kept securely locked unless the licensed processor or an employee of the licensed processor who is employed to undertake activities authorised under the poppy processing licence is present at the specified premises; and

that a sign must be displayed at all entry points and on the fence or boundary of the specified premises in accordance with the following requirements—

that the sign include the words "danger", "prohibited area", "keep out" and "trespassers prosecuted";

that the sign be of A3 size or greater;

that the sign be weather resistant;

that the sign be legible; and

that any alkaloid poppy found growing in the specified premises must be destroyed immediately; and

that a licensed processor must provide written notice to the Secretary within 14 days of any change to a current employee carrying out activities in the business conducted under the poppy processing licence and must include in the notice—

the full name, date of birth, residential address and position of the employee the notice relates to; and

a copy of the employee identification certificate relating to that employee; and

that a licensed processor must provide written notice to the Secretary within 14 days of any change to the risk management plan for a poppy processing licence; and

that a licensed processor who has a current contract with a licensed grower must report to the Secretary the following information within 28 days of—

the completion of sowing alkaloid poppies on the specified premises of the licensed grower, the total number of hectares of alkaloid poppies planted;

the failure of an alkaloid poppy crop of the licensed grower, whether partial or whole—

the date of the failure of the crop; and

the total area in hectares of the alkaloid poppies that failed;

the harvesting of alkaloid poppies on the specified premises of the licensed grower—

the total area in hectares of alkaloid poppies harvested; and

the date the crop was harvested; and

the total quantity of poppy straw harvested in kilograms.