South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts30N—Application for poppy processing licence
(1) A person may apply
to the Chief Executive for a poppy processing licence which authorises a
person for commercial purposes relating to therapeutic use—
(a) to
receive poppy straw from a licensed grower or from a licensed processor or a
person authorised to possess and supply alkaloid poppies in another
jurisdiction; and
(b) to
process and possess poppy straw at premises specified in the licence; and
(c) to
transport, sell or supply poppy straw to a person who possesses a Commonwealth
licence to manufacture; and
(d) to
transport, sell or supply poppy straw if the applicant possesses a
Commonwealth licence to export; and
(e) to
transport, sell or supply poppy straw to a person who possesses a Commonwealth
licence to export.
(2) A person may apply
to the Chief Executive for a poppy processing licence which authorises a
person for research purposes relating to non-therapeutic use—
(a) to
receive or process poppy straw at premises specified in the licence; and
(b) to
possess, transport, sell or supply poppy straw to a licensed processor.
(3) An application
under subsection (1) or (2) must—
(a) be
in writing; and
(b) be
accompanied by a copy of the proposed risk management plan; and
(c) be
accompanied by the relevant prescribed application fee (if any); and
(d) be
accompanied by any other prescribed particulars; and
(e) in
the case of an application under subsection (1), be accompanied by a copy
of a Commonwealth licence to manufacture or a Commonwealth licence to export,
as the case requires.
(4) An application
under subsection (1) or (2) must contain or be accompanied by evidence to
the satisfaction of the Chief Executive that the applicant is a fit and proper
person to be issued a licence and—
(a) in
the case of an application under subsection (1), intends to undertake a
bona fide commercial activity relating to the therapeutic use of poppy straw
including evidence of the commercial activity to be carried out; or
(b) in
the case of an application under subsection (2), intends to undertake a
research activity relating to the non-therapeutic use of poppy straw under the
licence including evidence that the research activity would be conducted by a
person with appropriate scientific training using appropriate methodology.
(5) An application
under subsection (1) or (2) must contain any other information about the
applicant or the application which the Chief Executive reasonably requires to
assist in assessing the application.