Poppy Industry Act 2016
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(1) In this Act—
alkaloid poppy means a plant of—
(a) a class specified in the regulations, or
(b) if the regulations do not specify a class—the species Papaver bracteatum or Papaver somniferum.
alkaloid poppy material means—
(a) poppy straw, however prepared or treated, or
(b) any other thing derived from alkaloid poppies declared by the regulations to be alkaloid poppy material.
amend a poppy licence or poppy permit includes—
(a) vary or revoke a condition of the licence or permit, and
(b) impose a further condition on the licence or permit.
authorised officer means—
(a) a person appointed as an authorised officer under Part 3, or
(b) a police officer.
corporation includes any body corporate.
criminal intelligence means—
(a) information classified by the Commissioner of Police as criminal intelligence within the meaning of the Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2012, or
(b) information declared by the Supreme Court under that Act to be criminal intelligence, or
(c) other information of a kind specified in the regulations.
cultivate alkaloid poppies means—
(a) sow seeds of alkaloid poppies, or
(b) plant, grow, tend or nurture alkaloid poppies, or
(c) graft, divide or transplant alkaloid poppies, or
(d) any other activity declared by the regulations to comprise cultivating alkaloid poppies.
cultivation licence—see section 7 (1) (a).
designated person for a poppy licence or poppy permit means—
(a) the holder of the licence or permit, or
(b) a person employed or engaged by the holder of the licence or permit for the activities authorised by the licence or permit, or