Western Australia

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

Western Australia

Industrial Hemp Amendment Act 2018

No. 15 of 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:

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Short title

This is the Industrial Hemp Amendment Act 2018.

2.Commencement

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

3.Act amended

This Part amends the Industrial Hemp Act 2004.

4.Section 3 amended

In section 3(1) in the definition of industrial hemp delete “0.35%” and insert:

1%

Part 3 — Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 amended

5.Act amended

This Part amends the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981.

6.Section 3 amended

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