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Hemp Industry Bill 2024

Upper House — as recorded: Council - second readingAs recorded by the source: Council - second reading
Parliament
Parliament of Victoria
Introduced
20 Mar 2024
Latest stage
15 May 2024
Introduced by
Ms Rachel Payne
Stage detail
Council - second reading

What the bill says it does

The purposes of this Act are— (a) to re-enact, with amendments, the law relating to the cultivation and processing of industrial hemp for certain authorised purposes; and (b) to amend the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 to repeal the provisions relating to industrial hemp and make other consequential amendments.

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Timeline

  1. First reading passedLegislative Council

    20 Mar 2024

  2. First reading: Statement of compatibility tabledLegislative Council

    1 May 2024 · Source

  3. Second reading movedLegislative Council

    1 May 2024 · Source

  4. Second reading: Debate resumedLegislative Council

    15 May 2024

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Government function: Industry and business regulation

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    Source: Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria (legislation.vic.gov.au). Last checked by FOCUp 15 Sept 2026. Read via structured data endpoint. Category assigned by FOCUp's published rules (matched: industry). About this source