New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEMP INDUSTRY ACT 2008 - SECT 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act:
"close associate" -see section 4.
"corresponding authority" means an authority issued under a corresponding law that, in the opinion of the Director-General, is similar to a licence under this Act.
"corresponding law" means a law of another Australian jurisdiction that is declared by the regulations to be a corresponding law for the purposes of this Act.
"cultivate" includes grow, harvest or produce.
"Department" means the Department of Primary Industries.
"Director-General" means the Director-General of the Department.
"drug related offence" means an indictable offence under the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 or under a corresponding law.
"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
"function" includes a power, authority or duty.
"inspector" means a person appointed by the Director-General under section 18.
"licence" means a licence under this Act.
"low-THC hemp" means any plant of the genus Cannabis, by whatever name that plant may be called, that has a concentration of THC in its leaves and flowering heads of no more than 1%, and includes the seed of any such plant and any product (such as oil or fibre) derived from any such plant.
"premises" includes:

(a) a building or structure, or

(b) land or a place (whether built on or not), or

(c) a vehicle, vessel or aircraft.

"records" includes plans, specifications, maps, reports, books and other documents (whether in writing, in electronic form or otherwise).
"sell" includes sell whether by wholesale or retail or dispose of by barter or exchange, and also includes dealing in, agreeing to sell, or offering or exposing for sale, or keeping or having in possession for sale, or sending, forwarding, delivering or receiving for sale or on sale, or authorising, directing, causing, suffering, permitting or attempting any of those acts or things.
"supply" includes sell and distribute, and also includes agreeing to supply, or offering to supply, or keeping or having in possession for supply, or sending, forwarding, delivering or receiving for supply, or authorising, directing, causing, suffering, permitting or attempting any of those acts or things.
"THC" means tetrahydrocannabinol.

(2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.