(1) The Board, not later than 31 August after the end of each financial year, is to give the Minister a report on its operations for that financial year. (2) The Minister may, in writing, direct the Board to prepare the report in a particular way or to include particular information in the report. (3) The report may be appended to the annual report of the Department. (4) If the Board's report is not appended to the annual report of the Department, the Minister is to cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament by not later than 31 October after the end of the financial year to which it relates. 59M. Secretarial and administrative support (1) Subject to and in accordance with the , persons may be appointed or employed for the purpose of enabling the functions of the Board under this Part to be carried out. (2) The Board may make arrangements with the Secretary of the Department for such State Service officers and State Service employees employed in the Department as may be considered necessary to be made available to enable the Board to perform the functions of office under this or any other Act and those officers and employees, in conjunction with State Service employment, are to serve the Board in any capacity. 59G. Interpretation In this Part VB, unless the contrary intention appears – alkaloid poppy means a plant of the species Papaver somniferum or Papaver bracteatum; alkaloid poppy material means a part or product of an alkaloid poppy; Board means the Poppy Advisory and Control Board established under ; Convention means the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs published by the United Nations, as amended from time to time; cultivate includes harvest; Department means the responsible Department in relation to this Part [Justice]; Appendix 4 manufacture includes refine and process and anything done for the purpose of refining or processing; meeting means a meeting of the Board; member means a member of the Board; Minister means the Minister having the administration of this Part [Justice]; process means to treat by mechanical, chemical or other artificial means but does not include harvesting.
(1) The Board, not later than 31 August after the end of each financial year, is to give the Minister a report on its operations for that financial year. (2) The Minister may, in writing, direct the Board to prepare the report in a particular way or to include particular information in the report. (3) The report may be appended to the annual report of the Department. (4) If the Board's report is not appended to the annual report of the Department, the Minister is to cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament by not later than 31 October after the end of the financial year to which it relates. 59M. Secretarial and administrative support (1) Subject to and in accordance with the , persons may be appointed or employed for the purpose of enabling the functions of the Board under this Part to be carried out. (2) The Board may make arrangements with the Secretary of the Department for such State Service officers and State Service employees employed in the Department as may be considered necessary to be made available to enable the Board to perform the functions of office under this or any other Act and those officers and employees, in conjunction with State Service employment, are to serve the Board in any capacity. 59G. Interpretation In this Part VB, unless the contrary intention appears – alkaloid poppy means a plant of the species Papaver somniferum or Papaver bracteatum; alkaloid poppy material means a part or product of an alkaloid poppy; Board means the Poppy Advisory and Control Board established under ; Convention means the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs published by the United Nations, as amended from time to time; cultivate includes harvest; Department means the responsible Department in relation to this Part [Justice]; Appendix 4 manufacture includes refine and process and anything done for the purpose of refining or processing; meeting means a meeting of the Board; member means a member of the Board; Minister means the Minister having the administration of this Part [Justice]; process means to treat by mechanical, chemical or other artificial means but does not include harvesting.
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