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MISUSE OF DRUGS AMENDMENT BILL 2017

Serial 31
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2017
Ms Fyles






A Bill for an Act to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act











NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

MISUSE OF DRUGS AMENDMENT ACT 2017

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Act No. [ ] of 2017

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Table of provisions



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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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Act No. [ ] of 2017

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An Act to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act

[Assented to [ ] 2017]

[Second reading [ ] 2017]

The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory enacts as follows:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2017.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day after the day on which the Administrator's assent to this Act is declared.

3 Act amended

This Act amends the Misuse of Drugs Act.

4 Section 3 amended

Section 3(1)

insert (in alphabetical order)

hulled, in relation to a seed, means a seed from which the outer coat or hull has been removed.

low THC Cannabis sativa is a Cannabis sativa plant with a concentration of no more than 1% of delta 9-tetrahydrocanabinol in the plant's leaves and flowering heads.

non-viable, in relation to a seed, means a seed that is not able to germinate.

permissible Cannabis seeds are seeds of low THC Cannabis sativa that:

(a) contain not more than 0.0005% of tetrahydocannabinol; and

(b) are non-viable and hulled; and

(c) contain only naturally present cannabinoids.

5 Section 4A amended

(1) Section 4A(1)(a)(i), at the end

insert

and

(2) Section 4A(1)(b)(ii), before "seeds"

insert

seeds, other than permissible Cannabis

6 Schedule 2 amended

(1) Schedule 2, entry for Cannabis plant material, at the end

insert

) other than permissible Cannabis seeds

(2) Schedule 2, entry for Cannabis seed, at the end

insert

, other than permissible Cannabis seeds

(3) Schedule 2, entry for Tetrahydrocannabinols

omit, insert

Tetrahydrocannabinols and their alkyl homologues except:

(a) if separately specified in this Schedule; or

(b) in hemp seed oil:

(i) containing more than 10 and not more than 50 mg/kg or less of tetrahydrocannabinols, when labelled "Not for internal use" or "Not to be taken"; or

(ii) containing not more than 10 mg/kg of tetrahydrocannabinols; or

(c) in products for purposes other than internal human use containing 50 mg/kg or less of tetrahydrocannabinols; or

(d) in products made from permissible Cannabis seeds and intended for human consumption as a food that contain not more than 5 mg/kg of tetrahydrocannabinols; or

(e) in products made from permissible Cannabis seeds and intended for human consumption as a beverage that contain not more than 2 mg/kg of tetrahydrocannabinols.

7 Schedule 3 amended

(1) Schedule 3, entry for Cannabis plant material, at the end

insert

other than permissible Cannabis seeds

(2) Schedule 3, entry for Cannabis seed, at the end

insert

, other than permissible Cannabis seeds

8 Repeal of Act

This Act is repealed on the day after it commences.

 


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