LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE FOURTEENTH REPORT SECOND SESSION FIFTIETH PARLIAMENT FOURTEENTH REPORT SECOND SESSION FIFTIETH PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF ASSkiVIBLY TA in nr.r ApiE 2 0 NOV 2002 The Committee has resolved to take no action in regard to the following Papers: 32 Controlled Substances Act 1984— Regulations — Simple Cannabis Offences - And that notices of motion given in respect of each of those papers be withdrawn.

Armed incidents targeting hydroponically grown cannabis also continue to be of concern.

AGE AND SEX BREAKDOWN OF OFFENDERS RECORDED DURING 1992/93 Classification of Offences Age of Offenders 10-14 15 16 17 18 I 19 1male I female I male I female male I female I male I female male [ female male I female Drug Offences Possess/Use Drugs Cannabis Drugs nec Sub-group Total Import/Export Drugs Cannabis Drugs nec Sub -group Total 126 8 134 20 1 157 14 Sell/Trade Thugs Cannabis 17 2 14 Heroin Opiates (ex.

There is cannabis.

It also resulted in the recovery of 5.6 kilograms of cannabis, 5 grams of ecstasy, 93.5 litres of alcohol, 1.5 litres of petrol and 1 vehicle.

• Offences for the possession of equipment used in the hydroponic cultivation of cannabis and the manufacture of amphetamines and other drugs

(2) Subclause (1) applies to the following offences: (a) an indictable offence; (b) common assault or an offence of violence; (c) an offence against the Controlled Substances Act 1984 involving a prohibited substance or a drug of dependence, other than a simple cannabis offence within the meaning of section 45A of that Act; (d) an offence against the Firearms Act 1977, other than an offence against section 15C, 18, 21A, 21AB or 26 of that Act; (e) an offence against section 15 or 15A of the Summary Offences Act 1953; (1) an offence against the Police Act 1998; (g) an offence against the Listening and Surveillance Devices Act 1972; (h) an offence against the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 of the Commonwealth; (i) an offence against the Act or these regulations or the repealed Commercial and Private Agents Act 1986 or regulations made under that Act; (j) an offence substantially similar to any of the above offences against the law of another place

Ms ANTCLIFF: We haven't had any discussions on this particular case and we are, as we said at the beginning, working through what oversight measures are agreeable between the Tourism Commission and DTTI. 6831 The CHAIRPERSON: A different topic—and I think we will come back to that, but time is getting on: is the Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis based in DTTI?

Quantities of illicit commodities including cannabis, laboratory glassware, precursor chemicals, and amphetamines were located in the execution of associated search warrants.

Regulations referred to: Controlled Substances Act 1984 — Regulations — Simple Cannabis Offences Housing and Urban Development (Administrative Arrangements) Act 1995 — Regulations — Functions of HomeStart ROUSE OF ASSEMBLY I A n". " 5 JUN 2002 5.6.02 HON C ZOLLO MLC PRESIDING MEMBER Page 1 Page 2