❓ Hon Steve Martin asks about liquor licence holders facing penalties and compliance inspections detecting drug activity at licensed premises. The response indicates limited action taken against licence holders and defers responsibility for drug detection to the police.
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I refer to drug related incidents in connection with liquor licenced premises, and I ask: (a) for each of the financial years from 2021-22 to 2024-25, how many liquor licence holders have had conditions imposed, suspended, or cancelled due to drug-related incidents on their premises; and (b) for the same period in (a), how many compliance inspections at licenced venues detected drug-related offences or activity?
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Answered
14 October 2025
Responded by
Minister for the Environment representing the Minister for Racing and Gaming
Response time
7 days
(a) One.
(b) The Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety advises they are unable to provide a response to this part of the question as detecting drug-related offences or activity at licenced venues falls outside of the Department’s remit, and falls under the responsibility of the Western Australian Police Force.
(b) The Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety advises they are unable to provide a response to this part of the question as detecting drug-related offences or activity at licenced venues falls outside of the Department’s remit, and falls under the responsibility of the Western Australian Police Force.
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