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Australia: ODC Quarterly Report - Overview

Last updated on Mar 24, 2026

📋 In This Article


GrowerIQ automatically generates your ODC Quarterly Report from your day-to-day activity data. No manual data entry required.


📅 Reporting Schedule & Deadlines

Quarter Period Covered Due Date Notes
Q1 January - March COB 15 April Cumulative: Jan-Mar
Q2 January - June COB 15 July Cumulative: Jan-Jun
Q3 January - September COB 15 October Cumulative: Jan-Sep
Q4 January - December COB 15 January (next year) Cumulative + annual reconciliation

Reports Are Cumulative

Reports are cumulative. Q2 includes all Q1 data. Q4 includes the full year plus annual reconciliation rows. For stock tabs, each month's row is independent (opening/closing snapshots). "Cumulative" means Q2 shows January through June monthly rows, not that values are summed across quarters.


📊 What the Report Covers

The ODC Quarterly Report contains the following tabs:

  • Licence Holder Details - Your organisation, licence number, site ID, and permit information (auto-populated from your organisation settings; see Licence Holder Setup below)
  • Crops - Medicinal - Plant counts for medicinal cannabis (generated, propagated, harvested, destroyed). See Crops article
  • Crops - Scientific - Plant counts for scientific/research cannabis. See Crops article
  • Cannabis Stock >1% THC - Weight tracking for high-THC dried cannabis and fresh cannabis (in kg). See Cannabis Stock article
  • Cannabis Stock <=1% THC - Weight tracking for low-THC cannabis. See Cannabis Stock article
  • Cannabis Resin Stock - Weight tracking for resin and pure intermediates. See Cannabis Resin Stock article
  • Manufacturing - Extract production inputs/outputs with cannabinoid breakdowns. See Manufacturing article

Plus two GrowerIQ-exclusive tools:


⚙️ Licence Holder Setup

Before generating your first report, configure your licence holder details in GrowerIQ:

  1. Navigate to Administration > Organisation Settings
  2. Enter your ODC licence number
  3. Enter your site ID (defaults to S01)
  4. Add your cultivation permit(s): permit number, start date, end date
  5. Add your manufacture permit(s): permit number, start date, end date

Multiple Sites

One report is generated per permitted site. If you have multiple sites, generate a separate report for each.


📝 How to Generate the Report

  1. Navigate to Reports > ODC Quarterly Report
  2. Select the year and quarter
  3. Click Generate Report
  4. Watch the progress indicator (report generation may take a few minutes for large datasets)
  5. Once complete, click Download to save the XLSX file
  6. The file is named: ODC Reporting Q[quarter] [year] [licence]_[site].xlsx

Verify Before Submitting

You can also generate a Breakdown Report for verification before submitting. See Breakdown Report article.


🔑 Key Concepts

Dry Weight at 10% Moisture

All weights in the report are standardised to dry weight in kilograms at 10% moisture content. GrowerIQ automatically converts fresh cannabis weights.

THC Classification

Cannabis is split into high THC (>1%) and low THC (<=1%) based on the most recent THC test result recorded in GrowerIQ.

Plant Counting

A plant is counted when it is recorded as germinated or propagated in GrowerIQ (seeds germinated, cuttings rooted).

Zero-Fill

If a column does not apply to your operation, GrowerIQ leaves it as zero. No manual entry needed.


📜 Regulatory Context

Narcotic Drugs Act 1967

This report is required under the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 for all holders of a valid medicinal cannabis permit for cultivation, production, or manufacture. The template follows the Office of Drug Control (ODC) Cannabis Reporting Template v2 (September 2022).


❓ Common Questions

What if I have multiple sites? Generate a separate report for each permitted site. Select the site in the report settings.

What's the difference between Q1-Q3 and Q4? Q4 includes the full calendar year data plus annual reconciliation rows that verify your yearly totals balance correctly.

Do I need to fill in anything manually? No. GrowerIQ auto-populates every field from your recorded activities. Review the Pre-Submission Review tab before submitting. See Pre-Submission Review article.

Where do I submit the report? Submit the downloaded XLSX file to the ODC through their reporting portal by the quarterly deadline.