Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021
This is the link to the resumption of the debate that the bill be agreed to in principle, which was heard in the ACT Assembly...
Category: Legislation
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...