❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks about the government's response to the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003. Hon Sue Ellery confirms all recommendations were endorsed and amendments are being drafted.
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CANNABIS CONTROL ACT 2003 — STATUTORY REVIEW
I refer to the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003. (1) Has the government accepted the review’s recommendations; and, if not, which recommendations has the government not accepted? (2) Is the government’s intention to introduce a bill to Parliament to give effect to those recommendations that propose legislative change; and, if not, why not? (3) If yes to (2), what is the drafting priority for such legislation and when will it be introduced to Parliament? Hon SUE ELLERY
I refer to the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003. (1) Has the government accepted the review’s recommendations; and, if not, which recommendations has the government not accepted? (2) Is the government’s intention to introduce a bill to Parliament to give effect to those recommendations that propose legislative change; and, if not, why not? (3) If yes to (2), what is the drafting priority for such legislation and when will it be introduced to Parliament? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) All recommendations of the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 were endorsed by cabinet in November 2007. The amendments are now being drafted.
(1) Has the government accepted the review’s recommendations; and, if not, which recommendations has the government not accepted? (2) Is the government’s intention to introduce a bill to Parliament to give effect to those recommendations that propose legislative change; and, if not, why not? (3) If yes to (2), what is the drafting priority for such legislation and when will it be introduced to Parliament? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) All recommendations of the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 were endorsed by cabinet in November 2007. The amendments are now being drafted.
(2) Is the government’s intention to introduce a bill to Parliament to give effect to those recommendations that propose legislative change; and, if not, why not? (3) If yes to (2), what is the drafting priority for such legislation and when will it be introduced to Parliament? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) All recommendations of the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 were endorsed by cabinet in November 2007. The amendments are now being drafted.
(3) If yes to (2), what is the drafting priority for such legislation and when will it be introduced to Parliament? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) All recommendations of the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 were endorsed by cabinet in November 2007. The amendments are now being drafted.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) All recommendations of the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 were endorsed by cabinet in November 2007. The amendments are now being drafted.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) All recommendations of the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 were endorsed by cabinet in November 2007. The amendments are now being drafted.
(1)-(3) All recommendations of the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 were endorsed by cabinet in November 2007. The amendments are now being drafted.
(1) Has the government accepted the review’s recommendations; and, if not, which recommendations has the government not accepted? (2) Is the government’s intention to introduce a bill to Parliament to give effect to those recommendations that propose legislative change; and, if not, why not? (3) If yes to (2), what is the drafting priority for such legislation and when will it be introduced to Parliament? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) All recommendations of the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 were endorsed by cabinet in November 2007. The amendments are now being drafted.
(2) Is the government’s intention to introduce a bill to Parliament to give effect to those recommendations that propose legislative change; and, if not, why not? (3) If yes to (2), what is the drafting priority for such legislation and when will it be introduced to Parliament? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) All recommendations of the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 were endorsed by cabinet in November 2007. The amendments are now being drafted.
(3) If yes to (2), what is the drafting priority for such legislation and when will it be introduced to Parliament? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) All recommendations of the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 were endorsed by cabinet in November 2007. The amendments are now being drafted.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) All recommendations of the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 were endorsed by cabinet in November 2007. The amendments are now being drafted.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(3) All recommendations of the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 were endorsed by cabinet in November 2007. The amendments are now being drafted.
(1)-(3) All recommendations of the statutory review of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 were endorsed by cabinet in November 2007. The amendments are now being drafted.
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