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Legal elements of offences
R v Abraham (rape) - whether the law of rape includes a requirement that the prohibited act must be the product
of a sexually gratifying purpose and the admissibility and significance of the prosecution submission that the
victim has no motive to lie
Question of Law Reserved (No 4 of 1997) (sale of cannabis) - whether the offence of taking part in the sale of
cannabis covers the situation where the anticipated sale is to occur outside the South Australian jurisdiction
5.
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Elodea canadensis
Cannabis sativa
Alternanthera pungens
Lagarosiphon major
Egeria densa
Prosopis spp.
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Illicit drug use has decreased
from 14.2% in 2010 to 10.8% in 20166, with a similar decrease in Cannabis use, from 12% in 2010 to
5.9% in 2016.7
Despite this positive trend, children and young people in contact with me continue to express a
range of concerns regarding the use of drugs and alcohol, as well as the support options that exist
for them, their peers, family and community.
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Legislation increasing the
maximum fine for cannabis
possession passed
Parliament:
Statutes Amendment
(Drug Offences) Act 2018
Laws increasing the maximum
fine for cannabis possession
from $500 to $2,000 came into
effect on 1 April 2019.
Presented by
Hon Vickie Chapman
on
15/10/2019
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Apprehension about such misuse was highlighted in 2019 when a former public officer
centrally involved in the former Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis was
appointed to a senior position at a medicinal cannabis company.
Presented by
Hon D R Cregan
on
28/11/2023
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In my
first few months, I led a purpose-driven media campaign
to highlight the risks around non-surgical cosmetic
procedures and the prescribing of medicinal cannabis.
Presented by
Hon C J Picton
on
13/11/2025
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guidelines providing the
necessary guidance and direction for pharmacy services providers to
perform to professional and community expectations
carry out its regulatory requirements in an efficient and cost effective
manner
2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT for the Pharmacy Regulation Authority SA
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Key strategies and their relationship to SA Government objectives
Key strategy SA Government objective
Community engagement through the
provision of transparent evidence as to
how the community and consumers
benefit from the provision of high
quality pharmacy services from within
registered pharmacy premises
Improve Adelaide’s quality of life
ranking
Increase healthy life expectancy of
South Australians
To oversee the appropriate
introduction of new and emerging
pharmacy services delivered within
pharmacy premises such that all
appropriate professional standards are
achieved and where possible
exceeded (for example immunisation,
medicinal cannabis
Presented by
Hon Chris Picton
on
16/11/2017
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The concept can be used broadly, for
example substance misuse and depression, or it can be restricted to specify
severe mental illness such as:
• psychosis,
• schizophrenia;
• a substance misuse issue such as cannabis or methamphetamine use;
• a person who has a milder mental illness such as panic disorder, anxiety
disorder; or
• intellectual disability such as ASD or FASD.
Presented by
Ms Dana Wortley
on
08/09/2015
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An increasing percentage of the Priority 1 and
Priority 2 electrical breaches were identified during OTR audits conducted with SA
Police on premises that were cultivating cannabis.
Presented by
Hon Patrick Conlon
on
17/11/2009
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There was also some cannabis seized from that job.
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