❓ The Minister outlines the government's new laws targeting illegal drug labs by regulating precursor chemicals and closing a legal loophole regarding drug substitution by police during busts, aiming to combat organised crime.
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Will the minister outline to the House the Government’s latest initiative in combating drugs? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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I thank the member for this question; she has obviously taken a very strong interest in this issue. Today I have introduced laws that will help stamp out the illegal drug laboratories in which drugs are produced that destroy the lives of many young Western Australians. This Government is committed to combating organised crime. These laboratories are multimillion dollar businesses, which are particularly attractive to organised criminals, such as outlaw motorcycle gangs, because of the relative ease with which chemicals and laboratory equipment can be obtained. We plan on combating this illegal industry by controlling and regulating the sale and supply of these products. Police will be able to monitor who is buying these materials and arrest those people who use them to manufacture illegal drugs. Under the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2003, people purchasing chemicals and equipment will have to provide photographic identification, such as a drivers licence, and a written declaration outlining the reasons for purchasing the chemicals and the equipment. Over the past two years, since January 2001, the Police Service has located and closed some 64 clandestine drug laboratories. For example, in December 2001 police closed down a laboratory in Sorrento that produced 1.3 kilograms of pure methyl amphetamine worth more than $350 000; in June 2002 police targeted a laboratory in Serpentine that was equipped to manufacture more than eight kilograms of amphetamine. That laboratory also had the capacity to manufacture other drugs, which would equate to about 63 000 ecstasy tablets worth more than $1.2 million. This legislation will restrict the availability of chemicals and equipment criminals need to run these laboratories effectively. This legislation also closes an important loophole that has allowed the Mr Bigs to receive a discount of about 50 per cent - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is a serious issue. We are talking about dealing seriously with the Mr Bigs of the drug industry; members opposite will not be quiet and they do not want the community to know. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for this question; she has obviously taken a very strong interest in this issue. Today I have introduced laws that will help stamp out the illegal drug laboratories in which drugs are produced that destroy the lives of many young Western Australians. This Government is committed to combating organised crime. These laboratories are multimillion dollar businesses, which are particularly attractive to organised criminals, such as outlaw motorcycle gangs, because of the relative ease with which chemicals and laboratory equipment can be obtained. We plan on combating this illegal industry by controlling and regulating the sale and supply of these products. Police will be able to monitor who is buying these materials and arrest those people who use them to manufacture illegal drugs. Under the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2003, people purchasing chemicals and equipment will have to provide photographic identification, such as a drivers licence, and a written declaration outlining the reasons for purchasing the chemicals and the equipment. Over the past two years, since January 2001, the Police Service has located and closed some 64 clandestine drug laboratories. For example, in December 2001 police closed down a laboratory in Sorrento that produced 1.3 kilograms of pure methyl amphetamine worth more than $350 000; in June 2002 police targeted a laboratory in Serpentine that was equipped to manufacture more than eight kilograms of amphetamine. That laboratory also had the capacity to manufacture other drugs, which would equate to about 63 000 ecstasy tablets worth more than $1.2 million. This legislation will restrict the availability of chemicals and equipment criminals need to run these laboratories effectively. This legislation also closes an important loophole that has allowed the Mr Bigs to receive a discount of about 50 per cent - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is a serious issue. We are talking about dealing seriously with the Mr Bigs of the drug industry; members opposite will not be quiet and they do not want the community to know. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
I thank the member for this question; she has obviously taken a very strong interest in this issue. Today I have introduced laws that will help stamp out the illegal drug laboratories in which drugs are produced that destroy the lives of many young Western Australians. This Government is committed to combating organised crime. These laboratories are multimillion dollar businesses, which are particularly attractive to organised criminals, such as outlaw motorcycle gangs, because of the relative ease with which chemicals and laboratory equipment can be obtained. We plan on combating this illegal industry by controlling and regulating the sale and supply of these products. Police will be able to monitor who is buying these materials and arrest those people who use them to manufacture illegal drugs. Under the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2003, people purchasing chemicals and equipment will have to provide photographic identification, such as a drivers licence, and a written declaration outlining the reasons for purchasing the chemicals and the equipment. Over the past two years, since January 2001, the Police Service has located and closed some 64 clandestine drug laboratories. For example, in December 2001 police closed down a laboratory in Sorrento that produced 1.3 kilograms of pure methyl amphetamine worth more than $350 000; in June 2002 police targeted a laboratory in Serpentine that was equipped to manufacture more than eight kilograms of amphetamine. That laboratory also had the capacity to manufacture other drugs, which would equate to about 63 000 ecstasy tablets worth more than $1.2 million. This legislation will restrict the availability of chemicals and equipment criminals need to run these laboratories effectively. This legislation also closes an important loophole that has allowed the Mr Bigs to receive a discount of about 50 per cent - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is a serious issue. We are talking about dealing seriously with the Mr Bigs of the drug industry; members opposite will not be quiet and they do not want the community to know. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
Over the past two years, since January 2001, the Police Service has located and closed some 64 clandestine drug laboratories. For example, in December 2001 police closed down a laboratory in Sorrento that produced 1.3 kilograms of pure methyl amphetamine worth more than $350 000; in June 2002 police targeted a laboratory in Serpentine that was equipped to manufacture more than eight kilograms of amphetamine. That laboratory also had the capacity to manufacture other drugs, which would equate to about 63 000 ecstasy tablets worth more than $1.2 million. This legislation will restrict the availability of chemicals and equipment criminals need to run these laboratories effectively. This legislation also closes an important loophole that has allowed the Mr Bigs to receive a discount of about 50 per cent - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is a serious issue. We are talking about dealing seriously with the Mr Bigs of the drug industry; members opposite will not be quiet and they do not want the community to know. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
This legislation will restrict the availability of chemicals and equipment criminals need to run these laboratories effectively. This legislation also closes an important loophole that has allowed the Mr Bigs to receive a discount of about 50 per cent - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is a serious issue. We are talking about dealing seriously with the Mr Bigs of the drug industry; members opposite will not be quiet and they do not want the community to know. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is a serious issue. We are talking about dealing seriously with the Mr Bigs of the drug industry; members opposite will not be quiet and they do not want the community to know. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is a serious issue. We are talking about dealing seriously with the Mr Bigs of the drug industry; members opposite will not be quiet and they do not want the community to know. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for this question; she has obviously taken a very strong interest in this issue. Today I have introduced laws that will help stamp out the illegal drug laboratories in which drugs are produced that destroy the lives of many young Western Australians. This Government is committed to combating organised crime. These laboratories are multimillion dollar businesses, which are particularly attractive to organised criminals, such as outlaw motorcycle gangs, because of the relative ease with which chemicals and laboratory equipment can be obtained. We plan on combating this illegal industry by controlling and regulating the sale and supply of these products. Police will be able to monitor who is buying these materials and arrest those people who use them to manufacture illegal drugs. Under the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2003, people purchasing chemicals and equipment will have to provide photographic identification, such as a drivers licence, and a written declaration outlining the reasons for purchasing the chemicals and the equipment. Over the past two years, since January 2001, the Police Service has located and closed some 64 clandestine drug laboratories. For example, in December 2001 police closed down a laboratory in Sorrento that produced 1.3 kilograms of pure methyl amphetamine worth more than $350 000; in June 2002 police targeted a laboratory in Serpentine that was equipped to manufacture more than eight kilograms of amphetamine. That laboratory also had the capacity to manufacture other drugs, which would equate to about 63 000 ecstasy tablets worth more than $1.2 million. This legislation will restrict the availability of chemicals and equipment criminals need to run these laboratories effectively. This legislation also closes an important loophole that has allowed the Mr Bigs to receive a discount of about 50 per cent - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is a serious issue. We are talking about dealing seriously with the Mr Bigs of the drug industry; members opposite will not be quiet and they do not want the community to know. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
I thank the member for this question; she has obviously taken a very strong interest in this issue. Today I have introduced laws that will help stamp out the illegal drug laboratories in which drugs are produced that destroy the lives of many young Western Australians. This Government is committed to combating organised crime. These laboratories are multimillion dollar businesses, which are particularly attractive to organised criminals, such as outlaw motorcycle gangs, because of the relative ease with which chemicals and laboratory equipment can be obtained. We plan on combating this illegal industry by controlling and regulating the sale and supply of these products. Police will be able to monitor who is buying these materials and arrest those people who use them to manufacture illegal drugs. Under the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2003, people purchasing chemicals and equipment will have to provide photographic identification, such as a drivers licence, and a written declaration outlining the reasons for purchasing the chemicals and the equipment. Over the past two years, since January 2001, the Police Service has located and closed some 64 clandestine drug laboratories. For example, in December 2001 police closed down a laboratory in Sorrento that produced 1.3 kilograms of pure methyl amphetamine worth more than $350 000; in June 2002 police targeted a laboratory in Serpentine that was equipped to manufacture more than eight kilograms of amphetamine. That laboratory also had the capacity to manufacture other drugs, which would equate to about 63 000 ecstasy tablets worth more than $1.2 million. This legislation will restrict the availability of chemicals and equipment criminals need to run these laboratories effectively. This legislation also closes an important loophole that has allowed the Mr Bigs to receive a discount of about 50 per cent - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is a serious issue. We are talking about dealing seriously with the Mr Bigs of the drug industry; members opposite will not be quiet and they do not want the community to know. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
Over the past two years, since January 2001, the Police Service has located and closed some 64 clandestine drug laboratories. For example, in December 2001 police closed down a laboratory in Sorrento that produced 1.3 kilograms of pure methyl amphetamine worth more than $350 000; in June 2002 police targeted a laboratory in Serpentine that was equipped to manufacture more than eight kilograms of amphetamine. That laboratory also had the capacity to manufacture other drugs, which would equate to about 63 000 ecstasy tablets worth more than $1.2 million. This legislation will restrict the availability of chemicals and equipment criminals need to run these laboratories effectively. This legislation also closes an important loophole that has allowed the Mr Bigs to receive a discount of about 50 per cent - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is a serious issue. We are talking about dealing seriously with the Mr Bigs of the drug industry; members opposite will not be quiet and they do not want the community to know. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
This legislation will restrict the availability of chemicals and equipment criminals need to run these laboratories effectively. This legislation also closes an important loophole that has allowed the Mr Bigs to receive a discount of about 50 per cent - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is a serious issue. We are talking about dealing seriously with the Mr Bigs of the drug industry; members opposite will not be quiet and they do not want the community to know. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is a serious issue. We are talking about dealing seriously with the Mr Bigs of the drug industry; members opposite will not be quiet and they do not want the community to know. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is a serious issue. We are talking about dealing seriously with the Mr Bigs of the drug industry; members opposite will not be quiet and they do not want the community to know. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: I am proud to bring in these tough measures - measures that perhaps members opposite should have thought about some years ago when they had a code of conduct rather than street legislation. The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
The Mr Bigs have been able to receive a discount of about 50 per cent on their sentences when police have intercepted drug shipments and substituted the seized drug for a harmless substance. When that substitution occurs, police can charge offenders with only the attempt, rather than the principal offence. Under our Government’s proposed legislative changes, we will close that loophole so that offenders will be charged as though they had purchased the drugs rather than the substance substituted by the police. Mr Speaker, this is yet another tool and another way in which our Government is being tough on drugs and drug dealing and the Mr Bigs in the organised crime world. The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
The SPEAKER: I call to order for the first time the members for Nedlands, Warren-Blackwood and Perth.
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