6Requirement for licence or permit

6 Requirement for licence or permit

6 Requirement for licence or permit

(1) A person must not undertake, or take part in, any of the following activities except as authorised by a poppy licence or poppy permit—

(a) cultivating or harvesting alkaloid poppies,

(b) conducting scientific research, analysis, education or training using alkaloid poppies or alkaloid poppy material,

(c) receiving alkaloid poppies or alkaloid poppy material,

(d) preparing or treating alkaloid poppy material,

(e) storing alkaloid poppies or alkaloid poppy material,

(f) supplying alkaloid poppies or alkaloid poppy material,

(g) transporting alkaloid poppies or alkaloid poppy material.

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of a corporation—500 penalty units, or

(b) in the case of an individual—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year, or both.

Note—

An offence against this section is an executive liability offence—see section 31.

(2) Nothing in this section renders unlawful the storage of alkaloid poppies or alkaloid poppy material cultivated, harvested or received by a licensee under a poppy licence, or the preparation or treatment of such alkaloid poppy material, to the extent that the storage, preparation or treatment is reasonably necessary for the purposes of an interstate poppy licence or manufacturing, export or research licence held by the licensee.