Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00536:section:11b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00536
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 11B
Character Range: 73398–74388

11B  Unauthorised cultivation of cannabis plants etc.
 (1) A person who is a licence holder contravenes this subsection if:
 (a) the person obtains or cultivates a cannabis plant for the production of cannabis or cannabis resin, or does a thing in connection with such obtaining or cultivation; and
 (b) the obtaining or cultivation of the cannabis plant, or the doing of the thing, by the person is not authorised by or under a medicinal cannabis licence.

Fault‑based offence
 (2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Note: See section 24A in relation to the physical elements of the offence.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years, or 600 penalty units, or both.

Strict liability offence
 (3) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: 60 penalty units.

Civil penalty provision
 (4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 1,000 penalty units.