Industrial Hemp Amendment Act 2018
Western Australia
Industrial Hemp Amendment Act 2018
Contents
Part 1 — Preliminary
1.Short title2
2.Commencement2
Part 2 — Industrial Hemp Act 2004 amended
3.Act amended3
4.Section 3 amended3
Part 3 — Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 amended
5.Act amended4
6.Section 3 amended4
Industrial Hemp Amendment Act 2018
An Act to —
·amend the Industrial Hemp Act 2004 to increase the permitted level of tetrahydrocannabinol in industrial hemp to no more than 1%; and
·consequentially amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981.
[Assented to 28 August 2018]
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
This is the Industrial Hemp Amendment Act 2018.
This Act comes into operation as follows —
(a)Part 1 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;
(b)the rest of the Act — on a day fixed by proclamation, and different days may be fixed for different provisions.
Part 2 — Industrial Hemp Act 2004 amended
This Part amends the Industrial Hemp Act 2004.
In section 3(1) in the definition of industrial hemp delete “0.35%” and insert:
1%
Part 3 — Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 amended
This Part amends the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981.
In section 3(1) in the definition of processed industrial hemp paragraph (a) delete “0.35%” and insert:
1%
By Authority: KEVIN J. McRAE, Government Printer