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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 9 Hansard (2 September) . . Page.. 2906 ..
Mr Rugendyke asked the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 1 September 1999:
In relation to Simple Cannabis Offence Notices (SCONS)
(1) Since the System commenced in 1992 how many SCONS
(a) have been issued (by year)
(b) have been paid;
(c) have been referred to court (each year) including the breakdown of the outcomes of each referral; and
(d) have not been paid or referred to Court.
(2) For (a) cannabis offences and (b) all illicit drug offences each year since the SCONS system commenced, how many
(i) cautions have been issued;
(ii) summons have been issued;
(iii) diversionary conferences have been conducted; and
(iv) arrests have been made.
Mr Humphries: The answers to Mr Rugendyke's questions are
(1) (a, b & d)
Year No. of SCONS No. Paid No. Unpaid
Issued1993 149 79 701994 183 102 81
1995 200 117 83
1996 196 62 (a) 131 (a)
1997 259 147 112
1998 184 106 78
1999(b) 104 64 46
Source: ACT Region Drug Registry
(a) There is a gap in data collection for the period 1 May 1996 to 15 November 1996. Payment records are not available for this period.
(b) These figures are for the period 1 January to 30 July 1999.
1 (c)
It is not possible to ascertain from Court records whether offences referred to Court link to the non-payment of SCONS. The data set out below represent the total number of offences under Sections 162 and 171 of the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989 which have been referred to court since 1993.
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