Agency:
Poppy Advisory and Control Board.
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1972
Description:
Pilot commercial production began in Tasmania in 1964/65,and in 1972 the Commonwealth and State Governments agreed to restrict production of poppies to Tasmania for reasons of security. The agreement was conditional on the estblishment of the Poppy Advisory and Control Board to, advise on all matters relating to cultivation, production and transport of opium poppies and poppy material, collect and collate statistical information and prepare reports, liaise with appropriate Commonwealth Departments in the matter of Australias obligations under the international Drug Conventions.~
Legislation Creating:
S.R. 6, Gazetted 3/2/1993, transferred control of the board from the Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries to the Department of Justice.
Functions Performed:
Primary industries
Controlled Agencies:
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (TA2222) | 01 Dec 2021 |
Controlling Agencies:
Department of Agriculture (2) (TA370) | 01 Jan 1911 | 31 Dec 1989 |
Department of Primary Industry (TA903) | 17 Jul 1989 | 18 Feb 1992 |
Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Energy (TA986) | 18 Feb 1992 | 03 Feb 1993 |
Department of Justice (1) (TA921) | 17 Jul 1989 | 18 Sep 1998 |
Department of Justice and Industrial Relations (TA1535) | 18 Sep 1998 | 01 Feb 2004 |
Department of Justice (2) (TA1646) | 02 Feb 2004 |
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (TA1807) | 01 Jul 2009 | 01 Dec 2021 |
Previous Agencies:
Department of Agriculture (2) (TA370) | 01 Jan 1911 | 31 Dec 1989 |
Series Created By Agency:
AC804 Grower Files. | 01 Jan 1965 | 31 Dec 1992 |
AC803 General Subject Files. | 01 Jan 1969 | 31 Dec 1989 |
AD596 General Correspondence. | 01 Apr 1979 | 04 Nov 1997 |