Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Industrial Hemp) Regulations 2008 - SECT 6

Authorisation and determination of fees and charges imposed by inspectors

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.

(3) Despite subregulation (1), the maximum daily amount which an inspector may
impose in respect of each service is 56 fee units.

--------------- ENDNOTES 1. General Information The Drugs, Poisons and
Controlled Substances (Industrial Hemp) Regulations 2008, S.R. No. 98/2008
were made on 26 August 2008 by the Governor in Council under section 69M of
the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981, No. 9719/1981 and came
into operation on 26 October 2008: regulation 3. The Drugs, Poisons and
Controlled Substances (Industrial Hemp) Regulations 2008 will sunset 10 years
after the day of making on 26 August 2018 (see section 5 of the
Subordinate Legislation Act 1994). 2. Table of Amendments There are no
amendments made to the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Industrial
Hemp) Regulations 2008 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.
3. Explanatory Details

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.

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S.R. No. 98/2008



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