Skip to main
Help and resources
Register
for My Account
Sign in
to My Account
Search
Australian Government
Federal Register of Legislation
Site navigation
Constitution
Acts
Legislative instruments
Notifiable instruments
Gazettes
Administrative Arrangements
Prerogative instruments
Norfolk Island
Home
Legislative instruments
In force
Text
Details
Authorises
Downloads
All versions
Interactions
Narcotic Drugs Regulation 2016
In force
Administered by
Department of Health and Aged Care
This item is authorised by the following title:
Narcotic Drugs Act 1967
Latest version
Order print copy
Save this title to My Account
Set up an alert
F2024C00525 (C10)
01 July 2024
Legislation text
View document
Select value
Legislative instrument
Filter active
Table of contents
Enter text to search the table of contents
Collapse
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
3 Authority
4 Definitions
4A Prescription of substances
4B Permitted supply
Collapse
Part 2—Medicinal cannabis licences and permits
Collapse
Division 1—Medicinal cannabis licences and permits
5 Application for medicinal cannabis licence—information requirements
6 Application for medicinal cannabis licence—document requirements
7 Application fee for medicinal cannabis licences
7A Application for medicinal cannabis licence—general grounds for refusal of licence
7B Matters to be specified in a medicinal cannabis licence—persons prescribed
8 Application for medicinal cannabis permit—information requirements
9 Application for medicinal cannabis permit—document requirements
10 Application fee for medicinal cannabis permit
11 Application for medicinal cannabis permit—particular grounds for refusal of permit
Division 3—Conditions of medicinal cannabis licences
17 Condition that medicinal cannabis licence holder must only use seeds, cultivars or other genetic material of cannabis plants obtained from legitimate sources
17A Condition that medicinal cannabis licence holder must give information relating to activities authorised by licence if requested
17B Condition that medicinal cannabis licence holder must retain records
17C Condition that medicinal cannabis licence holder must notify emergency services
17D Condition that medicinal cannabis licence holder must notify Secretary of certain information
17E Condition that medicinal cannabis licence holder must operate in accordance with risk management plan and standard operating procedures
17F Condition that medicinal cannabis licence holder must maintain system of security
18 Condition that medicinal cannabis licence holder employ or engage suitable staff
19 Condition that medicinal cannabis licence holder be party to certain contracts
20 Condition that medicinal cannabis licence holder notify the Secretary of certain matters
Division 4—Variation, suspension and surrender of medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits
Collapse
Subdivision A—Variation of medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits
21 Circumstances in which medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits must not be varied
22 Application for variation of medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits—information requirements
23 Application for variation of medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits—document requirements
24 Application fee for variation of medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits
Subdivision B—Suspension of medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits
25 Suspension of medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits
26 Secretary may suspend medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits
27 Secretary may permit specified activities to occur during suspension of medicinal cannabis licences
27A Secretary may permit specified activities to occur during suspension of medicinal cannabis permits
28 Secretary to notify of proposed suspension of medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits
29 Effect of suspension of medicinal cannabis licences
29A Effect of suspension of medicinal cannabis permits
30 Revocation of suspension of medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits
31 Matters not affected by suspension of medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits
32 Offence and civil penalty—breach of condition of permitted activity during suspension of licence or permit
Subdivision C—Surrender of medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits
33 Surrender of medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits
34 Licence holder may surrender medicinal cannabis licences and medicinal cannabis permits
Collapse
Part 3—Licensing the manufacturing of narcotic drugs
Collapse
Division 1—Manufacture licences and permits
35 Application for manufacture licence—information requirements
36 Application for manufacture licence—document requirements
36A Application for manufacture licence—general grounds for refusal of licence
37 Matters to be specified in a manufacture licence—persons prescribed
38 Application for manufacture permit—information requirements
Collapse
Division 2—Conditions of manufacture licences
39 Condition that manufacture licence holder employ or engage suitable staff
40 Condition that manufacture licence holder notify the Secretary of certain matters
Collapse
Division 3—Variation, suspension and surrender of manufacture licences and manufacture permits
Collapse
Subdivision A—Variation of manufacture licences and permits
41 Circumstances in which a manufacture licence or manufacture permit must not be varied
42 Application for variation of manufacture licence or permit—information requirements
43 Application for variation of manufacture licence or permit—document requirements
Collapse
Subdivision B—Suspension of manufacture licences and permits
44 Suspension of manufacture licences and permits
45 Secretary may suspend manufacture licences and permits
46 Secretary to notify of proposed suspension of manufacture licence or permit
47 Effect of suspension of manufacture licences
47A Effect of suspension of manufacture permit
48 Revocation of suspension of manufacture licence or permit
49 Matters not affected by suspension of manufacture licence or permit
Collapse
Subdivision C—Surrender of manufacture licences and permits
50 Surrender of manufacture licences and permits
51 Licence holder may surrender manufacture licence or permit
Collapse
Part 4—Review of decisions
52 Reviewable decisions
Collapse
Part 5—Other matters
Collapse
Division 1—Inspection fees
54 Inspection fees
Collapse
Division 1A—Charges
54A Classes of medicinal cannabis licences for the purposes of charge
54B Payment of charge
54C Recovery of charge
Collapse
Division 2—Other matters
55 Secretary to notify States and Territories of certain matters
56 Modification of operation of Chapters 2 and 3 of the Act
Collapse
Part 6—Application, saving and transitional provisions
57 Application provisions relating to the Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Cannabis) Regulations 2018
58 Application provisions relating to the Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Review Recommendations) Regulations 2019
59 Application provisions relating to the Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2020
60 Application provisions relating to the Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Cannabis Related Manufacture Licences and Permits) Regulations 2020
61 Application provisions relating to the Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2021
62 Application provisions relating to the Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2021
63 Application of amendments of the Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2023
64 Application provisions relating to the Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2024
Collapse
Schedule 1—Application fees
1 Table of fees
Collapse
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history