Hon. Donna Faragher asks about invitees and public access to the Illicit Amphetamine Summit. Hon. Jon Ford provides a detailed list of invitees across government, non-government, community, and stakeholder groups, and explains why public observation isn't possible due to the workshop format and venue limitations.

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30 May 2007
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Health

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ILLICIT AMPHETAMINE SUMMIT
I refer to the Premier’ s announcement of an Illicit Amphetamine Summit on 3 July. (1) Will the minister provide a list of the - (a) government agencies; (b) non-government organisations; (c) community groups; and (d) other stakeholders who have been invited to participate in the summit? If not, why not? (2) Will members of the public be able to attend the summit as observers? If yes, where can they register; and, if not, why not? Hon JON FORD

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I answer for Hon Sue Ellery. The Minister for Health has supplied the following answer. As it is three pages in length, I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2747.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1) The following groups have been invited to participate in the Summit. a. Government agencies - WA Police including Office of Crime Prevention and Crimestoppers - Drug and Alcohol Office - Department of Health including Area Health Services and Mental Health Division - Department for Child Protection - Department of Corrective Services - Department of Attorney General: Magistrates Courts and Tribunals, Perth Children’s Court, Central Law Courts, Supreme Court, State Review Board Secretariat - Legal Aid - Department of Education and Training - Department of Racing Gaming and Liquor - Department of the Premier and Cabinet - Office of Road Safety - Department of Indigenous Affairs - Department of Sport and Recreation - Department for Communities - WA Local Government Association - City of Gosnells - Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth) - Australian Customs b. Non-government agencies - WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WANADA) - Hepatitis Council of WA - Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service - Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service - Palmerston Association - Mission Australia - Holyoake Institute - Serenity Lodge - Salvation Army Bridge Program - St John of God Healthcare - Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Network (DAWN) - Women’s Health Care Association - Community Drug Service Teams - Millya Rumurra Aboriginal Corporation - Ngnowar-Aerwah Aboriginal Corporation - Outcare - Aboriginal Health Council of WA - Crossroads - WA Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) c. Community Groups - Local Drug Action Groups - Criminal Lawyer’s Association - Dr George O’Neil - voice - Parents & Friends Association (Catholic schools) - The Fogarty Foundation - Parents and Friends Federation of WA - Ethnic Communities Council of WA Inc - WA Substance Users Association - Parent volunteers (from the Parent Drug Information Service) - Jade Lewis (nee McSherry) - WA Nightclub Association d. Other stakeholders - School Drug Education and Road Aware (all school sectors) - Worksafe - Youth Affairs Council of WA - Pharmacy Guild of WA - St John Ambulance - Djooraminda - Yorganup - National Drug Research Institute - Edith Cowan University - University of Western Australia 2) The Summit format includes workshops that will identify and prioritise a range of recommendations for action. A broad cross section of government, non-government, community and stakeholder groups will ensure representative input to the workshop discussions. The summit is being held at the Convention Centre and, like all other major venues in Perth apart from Parliament House, does not have a public viewing gallery.
(1) Will the minister provide a list of the - (a) government agencies; (b) non-government organisations; (c) community groups; and (d) other stakeholders who have been invited to participate in the summit? If not, why not? (2) Will members of the public be able to attend the summit as observers? If yes, where can they register; and, if not, why not? Hon JON FORD replied: I answer for Hon Sue Ellery. The Minister for Health has supplied the following answer. As it is three pages in length, I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2747.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1) The following groups have been invited to participate in the Summit. a. Government agencies - WA Police including Office of Crime Prevention and Crimestoppers - Drug and Alcohol Office - Department of Health including Area Health Services and Mental Health Division - Department for Child Protection - Department of Corrective Services - Department of Attorney General: Magistrates Courts and Tribunals, Perth Children’s Court, Central Law Courts, Supreme Court, State Review Board Secretariat - Legal Aid - Department of Education and Training - Department of Racing Gaming and Liquor - Department of the Premier and Cabinet - Office of Road Safety - Department of Indigenous Affairs - Department of Sport and Recreation - Department for Communities - WA Local Government Association - City of Gosnells - Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth) - Australian Customs b. Non-government agencies - WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WANADA) - Hepatitis Council of WA - Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service - Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service - Palmerston Association - Mission Australia - Holyoake Institute - Serenity Lodge - Salvation Army Bridge Program - St John of God Healthcare - Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Network (DAWN) - Women’s Health Care Association - Community Drug Service Teams - Millya Rumurra Aboriginal Corporation - Ngnowar-Aerwah Aboriginal Corporation - Outcare - Aboriginal Health Council of WA - Crossroads - WA Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) c. Community Groups - Local Drug Action Groups - Criminal Lawyer’s Association - Dr George O’Neil - voice - Parents & Friends Association (Catholic schools) - The Fogarty Foundation - Parents and Friends Federation of WA - Ethnic Communities Council of WA Inc - WA Substance Users Association - Parent volunteers (from the Parent Drug Information Service) - Jade Lewis (nee McSherry) - WA Nightclub Association d. Other stakeholders - School Drug Education and Road Aware (all school sectors) - Worksafe - Youth Affairs Council of WA - Pharmacy Guild of WA - St John Ambulance - Djooraminda - Yorganup - National Drug Research Institute - Edith Cowan University - University of Western Australia 2) The Summit format includes workshops that will identify and prioritise a range of recommendations for action. A broad cross section of government, non-government, community and stakeholder groups will ensure representative input to the workshop discussions. The summit is being held at the Convention Centre and, like all other major venues in Perth apart from Parliament House, does not have a public viewing gallery.
(b) non-government organisations; (c) community groups; and (d) other stakeholders who have been invited to participate in the summit? If not, why not?
(c) community groups; and (d) other stakeholders who have been invited to participate in the summit? If not, why not?
(d) other stakeholders who have been invited to participate in the summit? If not, why not?
If not, why not?
Hon JON FORD replied: I answer for Hon Sue Ellery. The Minister for Health has supplied the following answer. As it is three pages in length, I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2747.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1) The following groups have been invited to participate in the Summit. a. Government agencies - WA Police including Office of Crime Prevention and Crimestoppers - Drug and Alcohol Office - Department of Health including Area Health Services and Mental Health Division - Department for Child Protection - Department of Corrective Services - Department of Attorney General: Magistrates Courts and Tribunals, Perth Children’s Court, Central Law Courts, Supreme Court, State Review Board Secretariat - Legal Aid - Department of Education and Training - Department of Racing Gaming and Liquor - Department of the Premier and Cabinet - Office of Road Safety - Department of Indigenous Affairs - Department of Sport and Recreation - Department for Communities - WA Local Government Association - City of Gosnells - Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth) - Australian Customs b. Non-government agencies - WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WANADA) - Hepatitis Council of WA - Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service - Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service - Palmerston Association - Mission Australia - Holyoake Institute - Serenity Lodge - Salvation Army Bridge Program - St John of God Healthcare - Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Network (DAWN) - Women’s Health Care Association - Community Drug Service Teams - Millya Rumurra Aboriginal Corporation - Ngnowar-Aerwah Aboriginal Corporation - Outcare - Aboriginal Health Council of WA - Crossroads - WA Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) c. Community Groups - Local Drug Action Groups - Criminal Lawyer’s Association - Dr George O’Neil - voice - Parents & Friends Association (Catholic schools) - The Fogarty Foundation - Parents and Friends Federation of WA - Ethnic Communities Council of WA Inc - WA Substance Users Association - Parent volunteers (from the Parent Drug Information Service) - Jade Lewis (nee McSherry) - WA Nightclub Association d. Other stakeholders - School Drug Education and Road Aware (all school sectors) - Worksafe - Youth Affairs Council of WA - Pharmacy Guild of WA - St John Ambulance - Djooraminda - Yorganup - National Drug Research Institute - Edith Cowan University - University of Western Australia 2) The Summit format includes workshops that will identify and prioritise a range of recommendations for action. A broad cross section of government, non-government, community and stakeholder groups will ensure representative input to the workshop discussions. The summit is being held at the Convention Centre and, like all other major venues in Perth apart from Parliament House, does not have a public viewing gallery.
I answer for Hon Sue Ellery. The Minister for Health has supplied the following answer. As it is three pages in length, I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2747.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1) The following groups have been invited to participate in the Summit. a. Government agencies - WA Police including Office of Crime Prevention and Crimestoppers - Drug and Alcohol Office - Department of Health including Area Health Services and Mental Health Division - Department for Child Protection - Department of Corrective Services - Department of Attorney General: Magistrates Courts and Tribunals, Perth Children’s Court, Central Law Courts, Supreme Court, State Review Board Secretariat - Legal Aid - Department of Education and Training - Department of Racing Gaming and Liquor - Department of the Premier and Cabinet - Office of Road Safety - Department of Indigenous Affairs - Department of Sport and Recreation - Department for Communities - WA Local Government Association - City of Gosnells - Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth) - Australian Customs b. Non-government agencies - WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WANADA) - Hepatitis Council of WA - Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service - Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service - Palmerston Association - Mission Australia - Holyoake Institute - Serenity Lodge - Salvation Army Bridge Program - St John of God Healthcare - Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Network (DAWN) - Women’s Health Care Association - Community Drug Service Teams - Millya Rumurra Aboriginal Corporation - Ngnowar-Aerwah Aboriginal Corporation - Outcare - Aboriginal Health Council of WA - Crossroads - WA Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) c. Community Groups - Local Drug Action Groups - Criminal Lawyer’s Association - Dr George O’Neil - voice - Parents & Friends Association (Catholic schools) - The Fogarty Foundation - Parents and Friends Federation of WA - Ethnic Communities Council of WA Inc - WA Substance Users Association - Parent volunteers (from the Parent Drug Information Service) - Jade Lewis (nee McSherry) - WA Nightclub Association d. Other stakeholders - School Drug Education and Road Aware (all school sectors) - Worksafe - Youth Affairs Council of WA - Pharmacy Guild of WA - St John Ambulance - Djooraminda - Yorganup - National Drug Research Institute - Edith Cowan University - University of Western Australia 2) The Summit format includes workshops that will identify and prioritise a range of recommendations for action. A broad cross section of government, non-government, community and stakeholder groups will ensure representative input to the workshop discussions. The summit is being held at the Convention Centre and, like all other major venues in Perth apart from Parliament House, does not have a public viewing gallery.
Leave granted. [See paper 2747.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1) The following groups have been invited to participate in the Summit. a. Government agencies - WA Police including Office of Crime Prevention and Crimestoppers - Drug and Alcohol Office - Department of Health including Area Health Services and Mental Health Division - Department for Child Protection - Department of Corrective Services - Department of Attorney General: Magistrates Courts and Tribunals, Perth Children’s Court, Central Law Courts, Supreme Court, State Review Board Secretariat - Legal Aid - Department of Education and Training - Department of Racing Gaming and Liquor - Department of the Premier and Cabinet - Office of Road Safety - Department of Indigenous Affairs - Department of Sport and Recreation - Department for Communities - WA Local Government Association - City of Gosnells - Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth) - Australian Customs b. Non-government agencies - WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WANADA) - Hepatitis Council of WA - Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service - Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service - Palmerston Association - Mission Australia - Holyoake Institute - Serenity Lodge - Salvation Army Bridge Program - St John of God Healthcare - Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Network (DAWN) - Women’s Health Care Association - Community Drug Service Teams - Millya Rumurra Aboriginal Corporation - Ngnowar-Aerwah Aboriginal Corporation - Outcare - Aboriginal Health Council of WA - Crossroads - WA Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) c. Community Groups - Local Drug Action Groups - Criminal Lawyer’s Association - Dr George O’Neil - voice - Parents & Friends Association (Catholic schools) - The Fogarty Foundation - Parents and Friends Federation of WA - Ethnic Communities Council of WA Inc - WA Substance Users Association - Parent volunteers (from the Parent Drug Information Service) - Jade Lewis (nee McSherry) - WA Nightclub Association d. Other stakeholders - School Drug Education and Road Aware (all school sectors) - Worksafe - Youth Affairs Council of WA - Pharmacy Guild of WA - St John Ambulance - Djooraminda - Yorganup - National Drug Research Institute - Edith Cowan University - University of Western Australia 2) The Summit format includes workshops that will identify and prioritise a range of recommendations for action. A broad cross section of government, non-government, community and stakeholder groups will ensure representative input to the workshop discussions. The summit is being held at the Convention Centre and, like all other major venues in Perth apart from Parliament House, does not have a public viewing gallery.
[See paper 2747.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1) The following groups have been invited to participate in the Summit. a. Government agencies - WA Police including Office of Crime Prevention and Crimestoppers - Drug and Alcohol Office - Department of Health including Area Health Services and Mental Health Division - Department for Child Protection - Department of Corrective Services - Department of Attorney General: Magistrates Courts and Tribunals, Perth Children’s Court, Central Law Courts, Supreme Court, State Review Board Secretariat - Legal Aid - Department of Education and Training - Department of Racing Gaming and Liquor - Department of the Premier and Cabinet - Office of Road Safety - Department of Indigenous Affairs - Department of Sport and Recreation - Department for Communities - WA Local Government Association - City of Gosnells - Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth) - Australian Customs b. Non-government agencies - WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WANADA) - Hepatitis Council of WA - Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service - Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service - Palmerston Association - Mission Australia - Holyoake Institute - Serenity Lodge - Salvation Army Bridge Program - St John of God Healthcare - Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Network (DAWN) - Women’s Health Care Association - Community Drug Service Teams - Millya Rumurra Aboriginal Corporation - Ngnowar-Aerwah Aboriginal Corporation - Outcare - Aboriginal Health Council of WA - Crossroads - WA Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) c. Community Groups - Local Drug Action Groups - Criminal Lawyer’s Association - Dr George O’Neil - voice - Parents & Friends Association (Catholic schools) - The Fogarty Foundation - Parents and Friends Federation of WA - Ethnic Communities Council of WA Inc - WA Substance Users Association - Parent volunteers (from the Parent Drug Information Service) - Jade Lewis (nee McSherry) - WA Nightclub Association d. Other stakeholders - School Drug Education and Road Aware (all school sectors) - Worksafe - Youth Affairs Council of WA - Pharmacy Guild of WA - St John Ambulance - Djooraminda - Yorganup - National Drug Research Institute - Edith Cowan University - University of Western Australia 2) The Summit format includes workshops that will identify and prioritise a range of recommendations for action. A broad cross section of government, non-government, community and stakeholder groups will ensure representative input to the workshop discussions. The summit is being held at the Convention Centre and, like all other major venues in Perth apart from Parliament House, does not have a public viewing gallery.
The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1) The following groups have been invited to participate in the Summit. a. Government agencies - WA Police including Office of Crime Prevention and Crimestoppers - Drug and Alcohol Office - Department of Health including Area Health Services and Mental Health Division - Department for Child Protection - Department of Corrective Services - Department of Attorney General: Magistrates Courts and Tribunals, Perth Children’s Court, Central Law Courts, Supreme Court, State Review Board Secretariat - Legal Aid - Department of Education and Training - Department of Racing Gaming and Liquor - Department of the Premier and Cabinet - Office of Road Safety - Department of Indigenous Affairs - Department of Sport and Recreation - Department for Communities - WA Local Government Association - City of Gosnells - Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth) - Australian Customs b. Non-government agencies - WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WANADA) - Hepatitis Council of WA - Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service - Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service - Palmerston Association - Mission Australia - Holyoake Institute - Serenity Lodge - Salvation Army Bridge Program - St John of God Healthcare - Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Network (DAWN) - Women’s Health Care Association - Community Drug Service Teams - Millya Rumurra Aboriginal Corporation - Ngnowar-Aerwah Aboriginal Corporation - Outcare - Aboriginal Health Council of WA - Crossroads - WA Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) c. Community Groups - Local Drug Action Groups - Criminal Lawyer’s Association - Dr George O’Neil - voice - Parents & Friends Association (Catholic schools) - The Fogarty Foundation - Parents and Friends Federation of WA - Ethnic Communities Council of WA Inc - WA Substance Users Association - Parent volunteers (from the Parent Drug Information Service) - Jade Lewis (nee McSherry) - WA Nightclub Association d. Other stakeholders - School Drug Education and Road Aware (all school sectors) - Worksafe - Youth Affairs Council of WA - Pharmacy Guild of WA - St John Ambulance - Djooraminda - Yorganup - National Drug Research Institute - Edith Cowan University - University of Western Australia 2) The Summit format includes workshops that will identify and prioritise a range of recommendations for action. A broad cross section of government, non-government, community and stakeholder groups will ensure representative input to the workshop discussions. The summit is being held at the Convention Centre and, like all other major venues in Perth apart from Parliament House, does not have a public viewing gallery.
I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1) The following groups have been invited to participate in the Summit. a. Government agencies - WA Police including Office of Crime Prevention and Crimestoppers - Drug and Alcohol Office - Department of Health including Area Health Services and Mental Health Division - Department for Child Protection - Department of Corrective Services - Department of Attorney General: Magistrates Courts and Tribunals, Perth Children’s Court, Central Law Courts, Supreme Court, State Review Board Secretariat - Legal Aid - Department of Education and Training - Department of Racing Gaming and Liquor - Department of the Premier and Cabinet - Office of Road Safety - Department of Indigenous Affairs - Department of Sport and Recreation - Department for Communities - WA Local Government Association - City of Gosnells - Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth) - Australian Customs b. Non-government agencies - WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WANADA) - Hepatitis Council of WA - Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service - Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service - Palmerston Association - Mission Australia - Holyoake Institute - Serenity Lodge - Salvation Army Bridge Program - St John of God Healthcare - Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Network (DAWN) - Women’s Health Care Association - Community Drug Service Teams - Millya Rumurra Aboriginal Corporation - Ngnowar-Aerwah Aboriginal Corporation - Outcare - Aboriginal Health Council of WA - Crossroads - WA Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) c. Community Groups - Local Drug Action Groups - Criminal Lawyer’s Association - Dr George O’Neil - voice - Parents & Friends Association (Catholic schools) - The Fogarty Foundation - Parents and Friends Federation of WA - Ethnic Communities Council of WA Inc - WA Substance Users Association - Parent volunteers (from the Parent Drug Information Service) - Jade Lewis (nee McSherry) - WA Nightclub Association d. Other stakeholders - School Drug Education and Road Aware (all school sectors) - Worksafe - Youth Affairs Council of WA - Pharmacy Guild of WA - St John Ambulance - Djooraminda - Yorganup - National Drug Research Institute - Edith Cowan University - University of Western Australia 2) The Summit format includes workshops that will identify and prioritise a range of recommendations for action. A broad cross section of government, non-government, community and stakeholder groups will ensure representative input to the workshop discussions. The summit is being held at the Convention Centre and, like all other major venues in Perth apart from Parliament House, does not have a public viewing gallery.
1) The following groups have been invited to participate in the Summit. a. Government agencies - WA Police including Office of Crime Prevention and Crimestoppers - Drug and Alcohol Office - Department of Health including Area Health Services and Mental Health Division - Department for Child Protection - Department of Corrective Services - Department of Attorney General: Magistrates Courts and Tribunals, Perth Children’s Court, Central Law Courts, Supreme Court, State Review Board Secretariat - Legal Aid - Department of Education and Training - Department of Racing Gaming and Liquor - Department of the Premier and Cabinet - Office of Road Safety - Department of Indigenous Affairs - Department of Sport and Recreation - Department for Communities - WA Local Government Association - City of Gosnells - Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth) - Australian Customs b. Non-government agencies - WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WANADA) - Hepatitis Council of WA - Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service - Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service - Palmerston Association - Mission Australia - Holyoake Institute - Serenity Lodge - Salvation Army Bridge Program - St John of God Healthcare - Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Network (DAWN) - Women’s Health Care Association - Community Drug Service Teams - Millya Rumurra Aboriginal Corporation - Ngnowar-Aerwah Aboriginal Corporation - Outcare - Aboriginal Health Council of WA - Crossroads - WA Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) c. Community Groups - Local Drug Action Groups - Criminal Lawyer’s Association - Dr George O’Neil - voice - Parents & Friends Association (Catholic schools) - The Fogarty Foundation - Parents and Friends Federation of WA - Ethnic Communities Council of WA Inc - WA Substance Users Association - Parent volunteers (from the Parent Drug Information Service) - Jade Lewis (nee McSherry) - WA Nightclub Association d. Other stakeholders - School Drug Education and Road Aware (all school sectors) - Worksafe - Youth Affairs Council of WA - Pharmacy Guild of WA - St John Ambulance - Djooraminda - Yorganup - National Drug Research Institute - Edith Cowan University - University of Western Australia 2) The Summit format includes workshops that will identify and prioritise a range of recommendations for action. A broad cross section of government, non-government, community and stakeholder groups will ensure representative input to the workshop discussions. The summit is being held at the Convention Centre and, like all other major venues in Perth apart from Parliament House, does not have a public viewing gallery.

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