Licensing Requirements and Inspector Powers for Industrial Hemp
Hemp Industry Bill 2024
Private Member's BillLegislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Assent
Introduced by: Rachel Payne MLC (LCV)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Applicants for a hemp licence face a 100 penalty unit (2026: $20,910) fine for providing information they know to be false or misleading.
Hemp licence holders are penalized for breaking licence terms, with fines ranging from 20 to 100 penalty units (2026: $4,182 to $20,910).
Former hemp licence holders must surrender their licence and related documents within 14 days of suspension or cancellation or face a 20 penalty unit (2026: $4,182) fine.
Authorized inspectors can enter and inspect non-residential premises to examine crops, copy documents, and take samples.
Authorized inspectors may order the harvest of a crop or seize hemp products if they believe the law or licence terms are being broken.
People who remove seized hemp materials without approval or hinder an inspector face fines of up to 100 penalty units (2026: $20,910).
People with an industrial hemp licence are permitted to cultivate, process, and sell hemp for non-therapeutic or scientific purposes.