7. Inquiry into Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Bill

The Standing Committee on Health, Ageing and Community Services is inquiring into the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Bill 2018.

Submissions and other materials are accessible below.

Submissions to this inquiry closed on 20 March 2019.

The Committee will be holding public hearings from March to May 2019.

For any further enquiries, please contact the Committee Secretary on (02) 6205 0136 or by email at: LACommitteeHACS@parliament.act.gov.au.

At its meeting on Wednesday, 20 February 2019, the Assembly passed the following resolution:

"That the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Bill 2018 be referred to the Standing Committee on Health, Ageing and Community Services for inquiry and report by 6 June 2019.".

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Submission 36 - Name Withheld PDF (249.6 KB)
Submission 35 - Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy PDF (388.7 KB)
Submission 34 - Penington Institute PDF (388.0 KB)
Submission 33 - Australian Medical Association (ACT) PDF (389.4 KB)
Submission 33A - Australian Medical Association (ACT) - Attachment A PDF (386.2 KB)
Submission 32 - Australian Federal Police Association PDF (581.2 KB)
Submission 31 - Australian Government Department of Health PDF (688.5 KB)
Submission 30 - Family and Friends for Drug Law Reform PDF (1.3 MB)
Submission 29 - ATODA PDF (303.9 KB)
Submission 28 - ACT Policing PDF (3.5 MB)
Submission 27 - J. Savage PDF (423.7 KB)
Submission 26 - ACT Law Society PDF (989.6 KB)
Submission 25 - Canberra Organic Growers' Society PDF (426.2 KB)
Submission 24 - Alcohol and Drug Foundation PDF (412.8 KB)
Submission 23 - Name Withheld PDF (257.9 KB)
Submission 22 - Street Law PDF (572.2 KB)
Submission 21 - Name Withheld PDF (390.9 KB)
Submission 20 - Name Withheld PDF (210.8 KB)
Submission 19 - National Drug Research Institute PDF (342.4 KB)
Submission 18 - L. Bryant PDF (156.1 KB)
Submission 17 - Name Withheld PDF (148.6 KB)
Submission 16 - Name Withheld PDF (885.4 KB)
Submission 15 - Dalgarno Institute PDF (822.4 KB)
Submission 14 - Wildlife Carers Group PDF (276.8 KB)
Submission 13 - Name Withheld PDF (217.4 KB)
Submission 12 - Drug Free Australia (Queensland Branch) PDF (265.8 KB)
Submission 11 - E. Munro-Ashman PDF (216.0 KB)
Submission 10 - S. Nulty PDF (210.2 KB)
Submission 09 - R. Roncan PDF (276.7 KB)
Submission 08 - J. Fox PDF (174.0 KB)
Submission 07 - Name Withheld PDF (198.2 KB)
Submission 06 - R. Barber PDF (193.7 KB)
Submission 05 - J. Faust PDF (269.3 KB)
Submission 04 - R. Inman PDF (192.1 KB)
Submission 03 - Name Withheld PDF (253.4 KB)
Submission 02 - A. Kennedy PDF (168.7 KB)
Submission 01 - Name Withheld PDF (184.9 KB)

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Go to current public hearings schedule

Public Hearings :

26 March 2019, 10.00am - 12.45pm

29 March 2019, 1.30pm - 4.00pm

03 May 2019, 9:00am - 12:00pm

08 May 2019, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

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QTON - Penington Institute (3) PDF (556.7 KB)
QTON - Penington Institute (2) PDF (1.2 MB)
QTON - Penington Institute (1) PDF (324.6 KB)
QTON - Mr Pettersson MLA PDF (424.5 KB)
QTON - Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform PDF (311.4 KB)
QTON - Australian Federal Police Association PDF (200.9 KB)
QTON - ACT Policing (3A) PDF (560.1 KB)
QTON - ACT Policing (3) PDF (294.3 KB)
QTON - ACT Policing (2) PDF (198.5 KB)
QTON - ACT Policing (1) PDF (213.0 KB)
QON - ACT Government (5) PDF (51.3 KB)
QON - ACT Government (4) PDF (45.9 KB)
QON - ACT Government (3) PDF (177.3 KB)
QON - ACT Government (2) PDF (61.8 KB)
QON - ACT Government (1) PDF (63.0 KB)
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Report 7 - Inquiry into Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Bill 2018 PDF (1.3 MB) Word (4.5 MB)
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Request for Correction to Hansard PDF (893.6 KB)
Media release - Inquiry into Drugs of Dependence Amendment Bill - Report Tabled (6 June 2019) PDF (157.5 KB)
Media Release - Inquiry into Drugs of Dependence Amendment Bill - 28 February 2019 PDF (181.5 KB)
Letter from Shadow Attorney General - Request for Amendments PDF (319.2 KB)
Letter from Leader of ACT Greens - Request for Amendments PDF (442.6 KB)
Letter from Chief Minister - Request for Amendments PDF (2.2 MB)
Exhibit - Spectrum Cannabis - Medicinal Cannabis - Medical Information Summary PDF (2.5 MB)
Exhibit - ACT Policing - Photo of Dried Cannabis PDF (3.4 MB)
Exhibit - ACT Policing - Photo of Cannabis Plant PDF (4.6 MB)
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Government responses tabled 19 September 2019 PDF (212.9 KB)