Operation Culture Operation Culture was initiated in response to intelligence in two states that identified a group from South Australia involved in the large scale cultivation of cannabis.

The main study focused on heroin, amphetamines, cocaine and cannabis markets and has been conducted since 1997 in South Australia.

I am interested in the new Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis.

Section 3 Australia’s criminal environment 17 S3 AUSTRALIA’S CRIM INAL ENVIRONM ENT Table 3.1: Key substances in the Australian illicit drug market 2021–22 Substance Market characteristics Cannabis Serious and organised crime (SOC) groups are well established in the Australian cannabis market, although they do not dominate it.

(2) Subclause (1) applies to the following offences: (a) an indictable offence; (b) common assault or an offence of violence; (c) a summary offence against Part 5 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935; (d) an offence against the Controlled Substances Act 1984 involving a prohibited substance or a drug of dependence, other than a simple cannabis offence within the meaning of section 45A of that Act; (e) an offence against the Firearms Act 1977, other than an offence against section 15C, 18, 21A, 21AB 0r26 of that Act; (f) an offence against section 15 or 15A of the Summary Offences Act 1953; (g) an offence against the Police Act 1998; (h) an offence against the Listening and Surveillance Devices Act 1972; (i) an offence against the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 of the Commonwealth; (j) an offence against the Act or these regulations; (k) an offence substantially similar to any of the above offences against the law of the Commonwealth, another

The Controlled Substances Act uses the nomenclature "cannabis ", "cannabis oil" and "can- nabis resin ", rather than the names "Indian hemp" and "hashish" which were used in the previous Act.

NOV 7006 LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE FOURTEENTH REPORT FIRST SESSION FIFTY-FIRST PARLIAMENT The Committee has resolved to take no action in regard to the following papers: South Australian Health Commission Act 1976— Regulations — Cancer Reporting Fair Work Act 1994 — Regulations — Declared Employer Controlled Substances Act 1984— Regulations — Cannabis Offences Fisheries Act 1982 — Regulations — Rock Lobster Quota System Petroleum Products Regulation Act 1995 — Regulations — Environment Protection Authority Liquor Licensing Act 1997— Regulations - Salisbury Liquor Licensing Act 1997 — Regulations - Spalding Passenger Transport Act 1994 — Regulations — Enhanced Passenger Safety Liquor Licensing Act 1997— Regulations - Adelaide Electricity Act 1996 — Regulations — Default Contracts Gas Act 1997 — Regulations — Default Contracts Liquor Licensing Act 1997 — Regulations — Victor Harbor Plan And that notices of motion given in respect of these papers be withdrawn

The whistleblower became suspicious, as a TV is not an item usually seized as an exhibit from a cannabis grow house.

The meetings were held on 13 December 2018 and 17 June 2019 and considered a range of matters, including of note:  The definition for a low THC cannabis food product in the Controlled Substances (Controlled Drugs, Precursors and Plants) Regulations 2014 remains appropriate taking account of the change to the Food Standards Code on 12 November 2017 that permits use of hemp seed and hemp seed products as food;  Adoption of the new Appendix M to the national Poisons Standard in the Controlled Substances (Poisons) Regulation 2011 with further consideration of any regulatory amendments that may be required to the Controlled Substances (Poisons) Regulations 2011 when the criteria is determined by the TGA and/or a particular Schedule 3 substance is to be included in Appendix M

AGE AND SEX BREAKDOWN OF OFFENDERS RECORDED DURING 1992/93 Classification of Offences Age of Offenders 10-14 15 16 17 18 I 19 1male I female I male I female male I female I male I female male [ female male I female Drug Offences Possess/Use Drugs Cannabis Drugs nec Sub-group Total Import/Export Drugs Cannabis Drugs nec Sub -group Total 126 8 134 20 1 157 14 Sell/Trade Thugs Cannabis 17 2 14 Heroin Opiates (ex.