The Commissioner indicated that SAPOL had maintained a permanent presence on the APY Lands since the appointment of the first community constables in 1986 but that this presence had varied over time.134 128 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q660, Q663. 129 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q664-5. 130 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q660. 131 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q662. 132 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q714. 133 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q715. 134 Evidence M Hyde, 1 December 2004, Q735. 61 Commissioner Hyde noted that SAPOL had observed “over the years … a growing trend to substance abuse, particularly alcohol and petrol sniffing, but more recently there has been an emerging list of drug uses, particularly cannabis.”

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The Commissioner indicated that SAPOL had maintained a permanent presence on the APY Lands since the appointment of the first community constables in 1986 but that this presence had varied over time.134 128 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q660, Q663. 129 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q664-5. 130 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q660. 131 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q662. 132 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q714. 133 Evidence K Wanganeen, 1 December 2004, Q715. 134 Evidence M Hyde, 1 December 2004, Q735. 61 Commissioner Hyde noted that SAPOL had observed “over the years … a growing trend to substance abuse, particularly alcohol and petrol sniffing, but more recently there has been an emerging list of drug uses, particularly cannabis.”

Based on article 11 of the Swiss Federal Act on Narcotics and Psychotropic Sub- stances and article 26 of the Swiss Federal Act on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices a Swiss medical doctor may prescribe narcotics under certain circumstances.

These include traditional Aboriginal food Government of South Australia submission to the Environment Resources and Development Committee of Parliament’s Biodiversity Inquiry 2015 21 sources, the traditional use of Aboriginal flora and fauna, for example in ceremonial or medicinal use and the significance of remnant landscapes and watercourses to Aboriginal belief systems.

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(NB 23.6% of the sample were not sure it this was an issue, 18.7% ranked it as quite important and 21.2% ranked it as not important): M Coombs et al, “Certainty and Uncertainty about End of Life Care Nursing Practices in New Zealand Intensive Care Units: A Mixed Methods Study” (2015) 28 Australian Critical Care 82; R Syme, “Necessity to Palliate Pain and Suffering as a Defence to Medical Homicide”‘ (2009) 12 JLM 439, 442; P Hudson et al, “Legalizing Physician-assisted Suicide and/or Euthanasia: Pragmatic Implications” (2015) 13 Palliative and Supportive Care 1399, 1400. 19 The authors note the existence of new legal regimes that permit medicinal cannabis to be used as pain relief in limited circumstances, including palliative care.

Regulations referred to - Controlled Substances Act 1984 - Simple Cannabis Offences.

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