LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE FOURTEENTH REPORT SECOND SESSION FIFTIETH PARLIAMENT FOURTEENTH REPORT SECOND SESSION FIFTIETH PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF ASSkiVIBLY TA in nr.r ApiE 2 0 NOV 2002 The Committee has resolved to take no action in regard to the following Papers: 32 Controlled Substances Act 1984— Regulations — Simple Cannabis Offences - And that notices of motion given in respect of each of those papers be withdrawn.

Section 3 Australia’s criminal environment AUSTRALIA'S CRIM INAL ENVIRONM ENT 17 S3 Table 3.1: Key substances in the Australian illicit drug market 2020–21 Substance Market characteristics Cannabis Serious and organised crime (SOC) groups are well established in the Australian cannabis market, although they do not dominate it.

Armed incidents targeting hydroponically grown cannabis also continue to be of concern.

I think the informant also raised a concern that on occasions in the course of the Sturt Mantle team carrying out its activities property was damaged; for example, an item known as a carbon filter, which is part of the equipment used for growing cannabis hydroponically at private residences typically—that that sort of item would be damaged because it was difficult to take away.

(2) Subclause (1) applies to the following offences: (a) an indictable offence; (b) common assault or an offence of violence; (c) an offence against the Controlled Substances Act 1984 involving a prohibited substance or a drug of dependence, other than a simple cannabis offence within the meaning of section 45A of that Act; (d) an offence against the Firearms Act 1977, other than an offence against section 15C, 18, 21A, 21AB or 26 of that Act; (e) an offence against section 15 or 15A of the Summary Offences Act 1953; (1) an offence against the Police Act 1998; (g) an offence against the Listening and Surveillance Devices Act 1972; (h) an offence against the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 of the Commonwealth; (i) an offence against the Act or these regulations or the repealed Commercial and Private Agents Act 1986 or regulations made under that Act; (j) an offence substantially similar to any of the above offences against the law of another place

Regulations referred to: Controlled Substances Act 1984 -Regulations — Simple Cannabis Expiation Fees Environment Protection Act 1993 -Regulations — Fee Unit Public Finance and Audit Act 1987-Regulations —Public Authorities Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Act 1998 — Regulations —M's DNA Development Act 1997 — Regulation - Cover requirement revoked Fisheries Act 1982- Regulations - gill , mesh and bait nets Page 1 Page 2

The whistleblower became suspicious, as a TV is not an item usually seized as an exhibit from a cannabis grow house.

Ms ANTCLIFF: We haven't had any discussions on this particular case and we are, as we said at the beginning, working through what oversight measures are agreeable between the Tourism Commission and DTTI. 6831 The CHAIRPERSON: A different topic—and I think we will come back to that, but time is getting on: is the Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis based in DTTI?

Quantities of illicit commodities including cannabis, laboratory glassware, precursor chemicals, and amphetamines were located in the execution of associated search warrants.

I am interested in the new Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis.