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?

I am interested in the new Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis.

We address issues arising from a wide range of drugs including alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, heroin, amphetamines, cannabis and other illicit drugs.

Seizures included 49 firearms; 69 kg methamphetamine; 354 kg cannabis; 45 litres fantasy and over 10 000 ecstasy tablets.

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

(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(Interception) Act 1979 of the Commonwealth; (i) an offence against the Act or these regulations or the repealed Commercial and Private Agents Act 1986 or regulations made under that Act; (j) an offence substantially similar to any of the above offences against the law of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

I am interested in the new Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis.

I am interested in the new Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis.

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?

Detection Statistics for CGTF commencing November 2007: o 499 arrests / reports of OMCG members o 1088 arrests/reports of associates and those linked to OMCGs o The seizure of 330 firearms o 728 premises searched of OMCG members (including clubrooms) o 871 premises searched of associates and those linked to OMCGs o Seizure of $2.33 million in cash o Seizure of 1280 cannabis plants o Seizure of 61,000 street deals of loose cannabis o Seizure of 72,000 street deals of methamphetamine o Seizure of 34,500 street deals of ecstasy o Seizure of 10,980 street deals of other drugs o 394 barring orders issued o 39 current OMCG have current firearm prohibition orders.