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Licence to Possess, Cultivate, Process or Supply Low THC Hemp for Commercial Purposes - Northern Territory

Description

You will need this licence in order to possess, cultivate, process or supply low tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) hemp for commercial purposes. THC holds a psychoactive component and low THC hemp refers to hemp plants with a THC concentration of less than one per cent in the leaves, flowering heads or seeds. Supplying low THC hemp means to distribute, give, trade or transport.

There are three types of licence:

  • commercial licence
  • class A research licence - for the research of industrial hemp
  • class B research licence - for the research of hemp.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible, you must:

  • be a suitable person to hold a licence. To be considered suitable, you must be fit and proper which means you have not been found guilty of an indictable offence involving dishonesty, found guilty indictable on specified drug offences
  • live in Australia
  • be able to have a cultivation area of at least two hectares
  • have property owner consent if you are not the property owner
  • not be affected by bankruptcy.

Duration

Up to five years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $1456.00

5-year commercial licence. Fees for 2024-25
Apply Application All $2038.00

5-year Class A research licence. Fees for 2024-25
Apply Application All $3495.00

Class B research licence. Fees for 2024-25
Apply Variation All $112.00

Amendment fee for all licences. Fees for 2024-25

Administering agency

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

Plant Biosecurity

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.