❓ Ms. Quirk questions the Police Minister on roadside drug testing statistics, including positive results broken down by drug type and discrepancies between initial and subsequent tests. The Minister provides data on total tests and secondary tests but cites data collection limitations for specific breakdowns.
AnsweredQoN 2302Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many Western Australian motorists were given roadside drug tests in the 2013 and 2014 to date? (2) How many of those motorists tested positive for drugs during their initial roadside saliva test, and can the Minister please break this down by each different drug: MDMA, THC, and Methamphetamine? (3) How many of those motorists who tested positive in their initial roadside test were then found to have a negative result for illicit drugs upon the completion of the subsequent saliva tests?
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Answered
19 June 2014
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
37 days
(1) The number of roadside drug tests in 2013 and 2014 (at 4/5/14):
2013: 7,265
2014: 3,588
The purpose of preliminary drug testing is to determine whether further evidentiary drug testing is required. Western Australia Police are not required to record the number nor result of preliminary roadside drug tests. This information is kept for information purposes only and therefore, its accuracy cannot be verified.
(2) The number of motorists given a secondary (Cozart) roadside drug test in 2013 and 2014 (at 4/5/14):
2013: 534
2014: 229
Motorists are given a secondary (Cozart) drug test when the preliminary test provides a positive result. As in (1), Western Australia Police are not required to record the number nor result of preliminary roadside drug tests as they are used to determine whether further evidentiary drug testing is required.
(3) Number of negative secondary (Cozart) oral fluid tests in 2013 and 2014 (at 4/5/14):
2013: 35
2014: 28
2013: 7,265
2014: 3,588
The purpose of preliminary drug testing is to determine whether further evidentiary drug testing is required. Western Australia Police are not required to record the number nor result of preliminary roadside drug tests. This information is kept for information purposes only and therefore, its accuracy cannot be verified.
(2) The number of motorists given a secondary (Cozart) roadside drug test in 2013 and 2014 (at 4/5/14):
2013: 534
2014: 229
Motorists are given a secondary (Cozart) drug test when the preliminary test provides a positive result. As in (1), Western Australia Police are not required to record the number nor result of preliminary roadside drug tests as they are used to determine whether further evidentiary drug testing is required.
(3) Number of negative secondary (Cozart) oral fluid tests in 2013 and 2014 (at 4/5/14):
2013: 35
2014: 28
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