Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) A person is eligible to hold a category 1 or category 2 researcher licence only if the person satisfies the chief executive that—
(a) the person has the necessary educational or other qualifications and experience to engage in plant breeding or other research involving the use of industrial hemp or class A or class B research hemp plant or seed; or
(b) for a corporation—someone employed by the corporation to carry out plant breeding under the licence has the necessary educational or other qualifications and experience to engage in plant breeding or other research involving the use of industrial hemp or class A or class B research hemp plant or seed.
(2) However, an individual is not eligible to obtain a category 1 or category 2 researcher licence if the person has been convicted or found guilty within the previous 5 years of an offence involving drugs that is prescribed under the regulations.