❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding roadside drug testing statistics and funding allocation in Western Australia from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The answer provides data on the number of tests conducted, positive results for specific drugs, and total funding for alcohol and drug testing activities.
AnsweredQoN 494Legislative Council
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(1) For each financial year since 2021–22, how many roadside drug tests have been conducted in Western Australia? (2) Of those roadside drug tests in (1), how many returned positive results for: (a) methamphetamine; (b) THC (cannabis); (c) MDMA/ecstasy; and (d) multiple substances? (3) How much funding has been allocated in 2025–26 for roadside drug-testing operations, and how does this compare with each of the past four financial years?
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Answered
14 October 2025
Responded by
Minister for the Environment representing the Minister for Police
Response time
7 days
(1) Table 1: Number of drug tests conducted in Western Australia
Financial Year for Drug Test
Number of Drug Test
2021-22
42,892
2022-23
44,729
2023-24
50,548
2024-25
53,011
2025-26 YTD *
10,014
Note: *2025-26 YTD is from 01 July 2025 to 18 September 2025
(2) Table 2 - Number of positive drug test for different types of drugs conducted in Western Australia
Financial Year for Drug Test
Amphetamine (Meth)
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or Cannabis
MDMA (Ecstasy)
Multiple Drugs Detected
2021-22
2,812
1,983
30
635
2022-23
4,039
2,471
70
1,011
2023-24
4,554
2,061
99
891
2024-25
4,382
1,957
98
920
2025-26 YTD
409
210
8
90
(3) Table 3 - total funding for both alcohol and drug testing activities
2021/22
$’000
2022/23
$’000
2023/24
$’000
2024/25
$’000
2025/26
$’000
$13,933
$14,014
$14,473
$16,172
$16,789
Notes:
· A roadside drug test is an oral fluid sample (by means of approved apparatus) for the purpose of indication the presence of a prescribed illicit substance in a driver’s oral fluid.
· After a positive roadside drug test, a positive subsequent secondary test will result in a test sample being subject to confirmatory toxicological analysis.
Financial Year for Drug Test
Number of Drug Test
2021-22
42,892
2022-23
44,729
2023-24
50,548
2024-25
53,011
2025-26 YTD *
10,014
Note: *2025-26 YTD is from 01 July 2025 to 18 September 2025
(2) Table 2 - Number of positive drug test for different types of drugs conducted in Western Australia
Financial Year for Drug Test
Amphetamine (Meth)
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or Cannabis
MDMA (Ecstasy)
Multiple Drugs Detected
2021-22
2,812
1,983
30
635
2022-23
4,039
2,471
70
1,011
2023-24
4,554
2,061
99
891
2024-25
4,382
1,957
98
920
2025-26 YTD
409
210
8
90
(3) Table 3 - total funding for both alcohol and drug testing activities
2021/22
$’000
2022/23
$’000
2023/24
$’000
2024/25
$’000
2025/26
$’000
$13,933
$14,014
$14,473
$16,172
$16,789
Notes:
· A roadside drug test is an oral fluid sample (by means of approved apparatus) for the purpose of indication the presence of a prescribed illicit substance in a driver’s oral fluid.
· After a positive roadside drug test, a positive subsequent secondary test will result in a test sample being subject to confirmatory toxicological analysis.
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