Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016A00012:clause:1_8e
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016A00012
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 8E
Character Range: 22522–24394

8E  Person may apply for a medicinal cannabis licence
 (1) A person may apply to the Secretary for a licence (a medicinal cannabis licence) that authorises one or more of the following activities:
 (a) the cultivation of cannabis plants, in accordance with one or more medicinal cannabis permits, for the purpose of producing cannabis or cannabis resin for medicinal purposes and, if appropriate, the obtaining of cannabis plants for the purpose of such cultivation;
 (b) the production of cannabis or cannabis resin for medicinal purposes, in accordance with one or more medicinal cannabis permits;
 (c) activities relating to such obtaining, cultivation or production, including but not limited to the following (as applicable):
 (i) the supply of cannabis plants, cannabis or cannabis resin;
 (ii) the packaging, transport, storage, possession and control of cannabis plants, cannabis or cannabis resin;
 (iii) the disposal or destruction of cannabis plants, cannabis or cannabis resin.
Note: A cannabis plant includes the seeds of a cannabis plant (see subsection 4(1)).
 (2) The application must be made in the form or manner approved in writing by the Secretary, and must:
 (a) contain the information (if any) prescribed by the regulations; and
 (b) contain the information (if any) specified in writing by the Secretary; and
 (c) be accompanied by the documents (if any) prescribed by the regulations; and
 (d) be accompanied by the documents (if any) specified in writing by the Secretary.
Note: The Secretary may also require additional information and documents from the applicant at any time: see subsection 14J(1).
 (3) The application must be accompanied by the application fee (if any) prescribed by the regulations.
 (4) The application may be withdrawn at any time before a decision is made on the application, but the application fee is not refundable.