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❓ Hon Steve Martin asks about the number of drug-driving offences, penalties, and fines issued since the Department took over infringement processing, broken down by region, drug type, offender status, and co-occurrence with alcohol. The answer refers the questioner to QoN 482 for court outcome statistics, clarifying that drug driving offences are dealt with by court summons, not infringements.

AnsweredQoN 481Legislative Council

Asked

21 August 2025

Member

Hon Steve Martin

Portfolio

Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport

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I refer to drug-driving offences and penalties, and I ask: (a) since the Department took over infringement processing, how many motorists in Western Australia (WA) were fined or penalised for driving with illicit drugs in their system? Please provide a breakdown by: (i) metropolitan region; (ii) regional WA; and (iii) drug type detected, where available; (b) of those caught drug-driving in the same period in (a), how many: (i) were first-time offenders; (ii) were repeat offenders; and (iii) also recorded alcohol above the legal limit at the time of the offence; and (c) what is the total value of fines issued for drug-driving offences for the period in (a)?

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Answered

14 October 2025

Responded by

Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport

Response time

7 days

(a - c) Drug driving offences are dealt with by way of courts summons, rather than infringement.
Please refer to Question on Notice 482 for statistics relating to court outcomes for drug driving offences.

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