4Interpretation

4 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

certified hemp seed means seed certified, in accordance with the regulations, as seed that will typically produce hemp plants with a concentration of THC in the leaves and flowering heads of not more than 0.5%;

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;

criminal history, in relation to a person, means any conviction of, and finding of guilt against, the person other than an annulled conviction, within the meaning of the Annulled Convictions Act 2003 ;

cultivate includes the following:

(a) plant a seed, seedling or cutting;

(b) graft, divide or transplant a plant;

(c) nurture, tend, grow or harvest a plant;

drug-related offence means an indictable offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001 , the Poisons Act 1971 or the Criminal Code Act 1924 or under a corresponding law;

[Section 4 Amended by No. 22 of 2024, s. 4, Applied:08 Nov 2024] fit and proper, in relation to a person – see section 4A ;

function includes power, authority and duty;

hemp means any plant of the genus Cannabis;

industrial hemp means any plant of the genus Cannabis that –

(a) has been grown from certified hemp seed; and