PLEASE HELP BY SIGNING LINK BELOW
Consultation on implementation of model drug schedules for Commonwealth serious drug offences
The closing date for submissions is 11 March 2011
The Minister for Justice, the Hon Brendan O’Connor MP, invites public comment on issues relating to the implementation of model drug, plant and precursor schedules for Commonwealth serious drug offences.
Comment is sought on the issues outlined in the discussion paper, including:
* the application of the model schedules to the domestic and import/export offences in the Criminal Code
* the appropriateness of classifying some substances as both controlled drugs and precursors and listing quantities of pure and mixed substances
* the expanded list of plant and fungi species under the model schedule for controlled plants
* whether Customs legislation could be aligned with the model schedules
* whether it is necessary to retain a reference to the concept of an ‘immediate precursor’ in the Criminal Code definition of ‘precursor’
* whether the existing regulatory framework is adequate to support the extended definition of ‘precursor’
* the appropriateness of the current structure of Part 9.1 of the Criminal Code and, in particular, whether it is necessary to retain provisions for interim regulations, and
* the need to consider regulatory impacts in relation to legitimate uses, including in defences in the Criminal Code and licensing and permit requirements under Customs legislation.
Submissions
Public comment is welcome on the issues outlined in the discussion paper.
If you would like to make a submission, please forward your submission no later than 11 March 2011 to Criminal.Law@ag.gov.au. Please contact the Criminal Law and Law Enforcement Branch at this email address if you are experiencing difficulty accessing the documents.
All submissions received will be considered by the Attorney-General’s Department. Submissions and comments will not be published on the website, but may be reproduced in part or in whole and may be included in a report on this consultation, unless otherwise requested.
Submissions may also be submitted in hard copy, addressed to:
Assistant Secretary
Criminal Law and Law Enforcement Branch
Attorney-General’s Department
3-5 National Circuit
BARTON ACT 2600
PLEASE HELP BY SIGNING PETITION (link below)
http://suggest.getup.org.au/forums/...deral-illegalisation-of-thousands-o?ref=title
Consultation on implementation of model drug schedules for Commonwealth serious drug offences
The closing date for submissions is 11 March 2011
The Minister for Justice, the Hon Brendan O’Connor MP, invites public comment on issues relating to the implementation of model drug, plant and precursor schedules for Commonwealth serious drug offences.
Comment is sought on the issues outlined in the discussion paper, including:
* the application of the model schedules to the domestic and import/export offences in the Criminal Code
* the appropriateness of classifying some substances as both controlled drugs and precursors and listing quantities of pure and mixed substances
* the expanded list of plant and fungi species under the model schedule for controlled plants
* whether Customs legislation could be aligned with the model schedules
* whether it is necessary to retain a reference to the concept of an ‘immediate precursor’ in the Criminal Code definition of ‘precursor’
* whether the existing regulatory framework is adequate to support the extended definition of ‘precursor’
* the appropriateness of the current structure of Part 9.1 of the Criminal Code and, in particular, whether it is necessary to retain provisions for interim regulations, and
* the need to consider regulatory impacts in relation to legitimate uses, including in defences in the Criminal Code and licensing and permit requirements under Customs legislation.
Submissions
Public comment is welcome on the issues outlined in the discussion paper.
If you would like to make a submission, please forward your submission no later than 11 March 2011 to Criminal.Law@ag.gov.au. Please contact the Criminal Law and Law Enforcement Branch at this email address if you are experiencing difficulty accessing the documents.
All submissions received will be considered by the Attorney-General’s Department. Submissions and comments will not be published on the website, but may be reproduced in part or in whole and may be included in a report on this consultation, unless otherwise requested.
Submissions may also be submitted in hard copy, addressed to:
Assistant Secretary
Criminal Law and Law Enforcement Branch
Attorney-General’s Department
3-5 National Circuit
BARTON ACT 2600
PLEASE HELP BY SIGNING PETITION (link below)
http://suggest.getup.org.au/forums/...deral-illegalisation-of-thousands-o?ref=title
