Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Industrial Hemp) Regulations 2008

i Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Industrial Hemp) Regulations 2008 S.R. No. 98/2008 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objectives 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Revocation 2 5 Application and renewal fees for an authority to cultivate and process low-THC cannabis 2 6 Authorisation and determination of fees and charges imposed by inspectors 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2008 S.R. No. 98/2008 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Industrial Hemp) Regulations 2008 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 26 August 2008 Responsible Minister: JOE HELPER Minister for Agriculture RYAN HEATH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objectives The objectives of these Regulations are— (a) to prescribe fees for the application and renewal of an authority to cultivate and process low-THC cannabis; and (b) to authorise and require inspectors to impose certain fees and charges. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 69M of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 26 October 2008. -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 98/2008 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Industrial Hemp) Regulations 2008 2 4 Revocation The Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Industrial Hemp) Regulations 1998 1 are revoked. 5 Application and renewal fees for an authority to cultivate and process low-THC cannabis (1) For the purposes of section 62(2)(b) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981, the prescribed application fee is 30 fee units. (2) For the purposes of section 67(1)(b) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981, the prescribed fee is 9⋅5 fee units. 6 Authorisation and determination of fees and charges imposed by inspectors (1) Inspectors are authorised and required to impose fees and charges at the rate of 3⋅5 fee units for each quarter of an hour or part thereof spent providing the following services— (a) sampling of cannabis plants, crops or products; (b) supervising the harvesting, disposal or destruction of cannabis plants, crops or products; (c) carrying out inspections, supervision or surveillance of cannabis plants, crops or products. (2) When calculating the time spent providing a service under subregulation (1), the time spent by an inspector travelling between where the service is provided and the inspector's principal work location must be included. r. 4 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 98/2008 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Industrial Hemp) Regulations 2008 3 (3) Despite subregulation (1), the maximum daily amount which an inspector may impose in respect of each service is 56 fee units. ═══════════════ r. 6 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 98/2008 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Industrial Hemp) Regulations 2008 4 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 129/1998. Subsequently amended by S.R. No. 88/2004. —— Fee Units These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit. The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2008 is $11.35. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents. The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year. Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --