Social Development Committee of the Parliament of South Australia 19 4.2 POSSIBLE MODELS FOR LEGISLATIVE CHANGE The models described below are drawn from the report of the National Drug Strategy’s Committee that investigated legislative options for the use of cannabis in Australia.

On the Order of the Day being read for the adjourned debate on the question - That the Controlled Substances (Palliative Use of Cannabis) Amendment Bill be now read a second time: ????????????????

The bulk of these defects were due to the growing number of Technical Regulator audits conducted with SA Police on the premises at which cannabis crops were cultivated.

Approximately 31% of samples returned a positive result relating to the consumption of cannabis.

Issues such as medicinal cannabis and vaping cut across regulatory areas and we have been working with the Therapeutic Goods Administration to develop cross- regulatory solutions.

Controlled Substances Act 1984 - Cannabis Offences. ?????????????????????????

Supports the separation of the cannabis market from the market of other illegal drugs; and ???????

Having spent the day drinking and smoking cannabis these two accused went out looking for someone to rob.

The Committee, meeting approximately every two months, considered and commented on the following legislation of significance to the Office: • Criminal Law Consolidation (Rape and Sexual Offences) Bill 2007 • Evidence (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2007 • Criminal Law (Sentencing) (Victims of Crime) Amendment Bill 2007 • Summary Offences (Indecent Filming) Bill 2007 • Statutes Amendment (Controlled Drugs, Precursors and Cannabis) Bill 2008 • Statutes Amendment (Recidivist Young Offenders and Youth Parole Board) Bill 2008 • Criminal Law Consolidation (Double Jeopardy) Amendment Bill 2008 In particular the Committee liaised closely with Policy, Planning and Legislation staff in relation to the Criminal Law Consolidation (Rape and Sexual Offences) Bill 2007 which has now passed Parliament and will have a significant impact on the way the Office prosecutes sexual offences.