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Category: Legislation

March 17, 2022 Decriminalisation Legislation Newsletters

FFDLR Newsletter March 2022

Next FFDLR meeting:Thursday 24th MarchThis meeting will be held face-to-face at St Ninian’s Uniting Church cnr Brigalow and Mouat Sts Lyneham @ 7.30 pm.ALSO you may attend...

November 30, 2021 Decriminalisation Inquiries Legislation

Report Released

Inquiry into the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021 released today – Tuesday 30 November – in the ACT Assembly. It contains 17...

August 4, 2021 Decriminalisation Drug Policy Inquiries Legislation

Opening Statement at the Inquiry into Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021

On 30 July 2021 Bill Bush and Jan Lee gave evidence on behalf of Families and Friends for Drug law Reform to the Select Committee...

May 23, 2021 Decriminalisation Drug Policy Inquiries Legislation Submissions Uncategorized

Guidance on writing a submission

This guide is developed specifically for writing a submission to the Inquiry into the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021 presented to the...

March 18, 2021 Australian Resources Harm Reduction Legislation Resources

DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD

The need for a health-focused legal response to drug useReport by the Australian Lawyers Alliance released this month.President of FFDLR recommends this report and it can...

February 18, 2021 Decriminalisation Drug Policy Legislation

AIVL’s Melanie Walker on Coming Drug Decriminalisation and Treatment Access

17/02/2021 BY PAUL GREGOIRE https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/aivls-melanie-walker-on-coming-drug-decriminalisation-and-treatment-access/ ACT Labor MLA Michael Pettersson has yet again set his sights on reforming the Canberra community. This time it’s in the form of just...

February 1, 2020 Cannabis legislation Harm Reduction Legislation

Response to talk-back on Radio Canberra

The entry into effect today of the ACT cannabis legalisation legislation has been rather swamped by the bushfires and declaration of state of emergency call...

June 20, 2019 Australian Resources Legislation Resources

What are the trends in recorded drug crimes in the ACT and Australia?

From ATODA’s May 2019 eBulletin The ABS has released the Recorded crime— offenders data for the 2017-18 year, and for the pre-ceding decade. With respect...

June 20, 2019 Drug Policy Legislation

A question of tension: When will the feds let the ACT govern itself?

The ACT is heading for yet another stand-off with the feds, with a Commonwealth government agency shaping up to scuttle another initiative of the ACT...

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