❓ Question regarding the importation of Yunma hemp seed and the Department of Agriculture and Food's assessment of Hemp Resources Ltd's exclusive rights to the Yunma industrial hemp variety. The Minister's response indicates a lack of conclusive evidence supporting Hemp Resources Ltd's claim.
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yunma hemp seed importation — department of agriculture and food
I refer to the minister’s answer to my question 289 asked yesterday on the Yunma industrial hemp variety. Why has the minister advised the house that the department has not been able to establish the existence of Hemp Resources Ltd’s rights, when it has been provided with clear advice from Hemp Resources and the Yunnan Industrial Hemp Co Ltd of its exclusive arrangement with Hemp Resources? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
I refer to the minister’s answer to my question 289 asked yesterday on the Yunma industrial hemp variety. Why has the minister advised the house that the department has not been able to establish the existence of Hemp Resources Ltd’s rights, when it has been provided with clear advice from Hemp Resources and the Yunnan Industrial Hemp Co Ltd of its exclusive arrangement with Hemp Resources? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — Hemp Resources Ltd has claimed for some time that it has exclusive rights to Yunnan Industrial Hemp Co Ltd’s varieties, but the documents the Department of Agriculture and Food has seen refer to an intended, future exclusive arrangement. In fact, the department has not seen anything that would conclusively establish Yunnan Industrial Hemp Company’s ownership of the Yunma varieties.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — Hemp Resources Ltd has claimed for some time that it has exclusive rights to Yunnan Industrial Hemp Co Ltd’s varieties, but the documents the Department of Agriculture and Food has seen refer to an intended, future exclusive arrangement. In fact, the department has not seen anything that would conclusively establish Yunnan Industrial Hemp Company’s ownership of the Yunma varieties.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — Hemp Resources Ltd has claimed for some time that it has exclusive rights to Yunnan Industrial Hemp Co Ltd’s varieties, but the documents the Department of Agriculture and Food has seen refer to an intended, future exclusive arrangement. In fact, the department has not seen anything that would conclusively establish Yunnan Industrial Hemp Company’s ownership of the Yunma varieties.
Hemp Resources Ltd has claimed for some time that it has exclusive rights to Yunnan Industrial Hemp Co Ltd’s varieties, but the documents the Department of Agriculture and Food has seen refer to an intended, future exclusive arrangement. In fact, the department has not seen anything that would conclusively establish Yunnan Industrial Hemp Company’s ownership of the Yunma varieties.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — Hemp Resources Ltd has claimed for some time that it has exclusive rights to Yunnan Industrial Hemp Co Ltd’s varieties, but the documents the Department of Agriculture and Food has seen refer to an intended, future exclusive arrangement. In fact, the department has not seen anything that would conclusively establish Yunnan Industrial Hemp Company’s ownership of the Yunma varieties.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — Hemp Resources Ltd has claimed for some time that it has exclusive rights to Yunnan Industrial Hemp Co Ltd’s varieties, but the documents the Department of Agriculture and Food has seen refer to an intended, future exclusive arrangement. In fact, the department has not seen anything that would conclusively establish Yunnan Industrial Hemp Company’s ownership of the Yunma varieties.
Hemp Resources Ltd has claimed for some time that it has exclusive rights to Yunnan Industrial Hemp Co Ltd’s varieties, but the documents the Department of Agriculture and Food has seen refer to an intended, future exclusive arrangement. In fact, the department has not seen anything that would conclusively establish Yunnan Industrial Hemp Company’s ownership of the Yunma varieties.
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