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or she is of the opinion that a security problem exists with transportation and storage. This will be done only after ensuring that an analyst's certificate has been prepared under section 192 and that an amount in excess of the trafficable quantity of 100 grams has been retained.
In the majority of cases, and where the Government Analyst has not made an order for the destruction of seized cannabis, the Director of Public Prosecutions shall, on the first occasion that the charge is mentioned before a magistrate, make an application to the magistrate for the retention of a specified amount of cannabis. The magistrate will then make a determination whether to retain or destroy the quantity in excess of the special amount which would be above the trafficable quantity. The order for destruction of the specified amount of cannabis will be issued to the Government Analyst.
Madam Speaker, I commend this Bill to the Assembly because it amends the Drugs of Dependence Act to provide a more workable procedure for the destruction of excess quantities of cannabis seized under the Act. Our responsible action in relation to this is in stark contrast to that which is proposed by the Liberals, and that is the sale of the product.
Mrs Carnell: I thought we were supporting it.
MR BERRY: You said that you were going to sell it.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
POISONS AND DRUGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992
[COGNATE BILLS:
POISONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992
DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE (AMENDMENT) BILL (NO. 5) 1992]
Debate resumed from 17 December 1992, on motion by Mr Berry:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MADAM SPEAKER: Is it the wish of the Assembly to debate this order of the day concurrently with the Poisons (Amendment) Bill 1992 and the Drugs of Dependence (Amendment) Bill (No. 5) 1992? There being no objection, that course will be followed. I remind members that in debating order of the day No. 2 they may also address their remarks to orders of the day Nos 3 and 4.
MRS CARNELL (11.39): Madam Speaker, in June 1990 at the Australian Health Ministers Conference all attending Ministers gave a commitment to uniform scheduling of drugs and poisons throughout Australia based upon the recommendations of the National Health and Medical Research Council.
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