A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses concerns about the public release of a report on cannabis laws and the finalisation of the working party's terms of reference. The response clarifies the minister's intention to release the report after government consideration and confirms the terms of reference were finalised.

AnsweredQoN 1229Legislative Council
Asked
26 March 2002
Portfolio
Health

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CANNABIS, WORKING PARTY’S REPORT
In relation to the ministerial working party on cannabis laws I ask - (1) Why is the minister now unable to say whether the working party’s report will be made public when he previously committed to making it public? I refer to the answer to question without notice 968 of Wednesday, 19 December 2001. (2) The minister advised this House in response to my question of Wednesday, 19 December that the terms of reference for the working party were still being finalised. In response to my question of Thursday, 20 December, the minister advised that the working party had been instructed to report back on the terms of reference. As the working party is due to report this week, have the terms of reference or instructions been framed yet? If so, what are they? Hon KEN TRAVERS

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I thank the member for some notice of this question, which I am answering on behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health. (1) The minister has yet to receive the report. As the minister has said previously, it is his intention to release the report once it has been considered by the Government. (2) The proposed terms of reference were given to the ministerial working party on 14 December 2001 for consideration. The terms of reference were confirmed by the ministerial working party on 20 December. I table the terms of reference for the ministerial working party on drug law reform. [See paper No 1322.]
(1) Why is the minister now unable to say whether the working party’s report will be made public when he previously committed to making it public? I refer to the answer to question without notice 968 of Wednesday, 19 December 2001. (2) The minister advised this House in response to my question of Wednesday, 19 December that the terms of reference for the working party were still being finalised. In response to my question of Thursday, 20 December, the minister advised that the working party had been instructed to report back on the terms of reference. As the working party is due to report this week, have the terms of reference or instructions been framed yet? If so, what are they? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question, which I am answering on behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health. (1) The minister has yet to receive the report. As the minister has said previously, it is his intention to release the report once it has been considered by the Government. (2) The proposed terms of reference were given to the ministerial working party on 14 December 2001 for consideration. The terms of reference were confirmed by the ministerial working party on 20 December. I table the terms of reference for the ministerial working party on drug law reform. [See paper No 1322.]
(2) The minister advised this House in response to my question of Wednesday, 19 December that the terms of reference for the working party were still being finalised. In response to my question of Thursday, 20 December, the minister advised that the working party had been instructed to report back on the terms of reference. As the working party is due to report this week, have the terms of reference or instructions been framed yet? If so, what are they? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question, which I am answering on behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health. (1) The minister has yet to receive the report. As the minister has said previously, it is his intention to release the report once it has been considered by the Government. (2) The proposed terms of reference were given to the ministerial working party on 14 December 2001 for consideration. The terms of reference were confirmed by the ministerial working party on 20 December. I table the terms of reference for the ministerial working party on drug law reform. [See paper No 1322.]
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question, which I am answering on behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health. (1) The minister has yet to receive the report. As the minister has said previously, it is his intention to release the report once it has been considered by the Government. (2) The proposed terms of reference were given to the ministerial working party on 14 December 2001 for consideration. The terms of reference were confirmed by the ministerial working party on 20 December. I table the terms of reference for the ministerial working party on drug law reform. [See paper No 1322.]
I thank the member for some notice of this question, which I am answering on behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health. (1) The minister has yet to receive the report. As the minister has said previously, it is his intention to release the report once it has been considered by the Government. (2) The proposed terms of reference were given to the ministerial working party on 14 December 2001 for consideration. The terms of reference were confirmed by the ministerial working party on 20 December. I table the terms of reference for the ministerial working party on drug law reform. [See paper No 1322.]
(1) The minister has yet to receive the report. As the minister has said previously, it is his intention to release the report once it has been considered by the Government. (2) The proposed terms of reference were given to the ministerial working party on 14 December 2001 for consideration. The terms of reference were confirmed by the ministerial working party on 20 December. I table the terms of reference for the ministerial working party on drug law reform. [See paper No 1322.]
(2) The proposed terms of reference were given to the ministerial working party on 14 December 2001 for consideration. The terms of reference were confirmed by the ministerial working party on 20 December. I table the terms of reference for the ministerial working party on drug law reform. [See paper No 1322.]
[See paper No 1322.]

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