Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee

Inquiry into the use of cannabis in Victoria

Awaiting Government Response

Public hearings are completed. 

Previous public hearings

Corrected transcripts and question on notice responses of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.

  • G6 55 St Andrews Place, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:15 AM

    Victoria Police Glenn Weir, Drug portfolio holder
    Transcript Response to QON
  • Parliament of Victoria, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    7:05 PM

    European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction Brendan Hughes, Principal Scientist on Drug Legislation, Support to Policy sector
    Transcript

    7:45 PM

    Tom  Decorte
    Transcript
  • Parliament of Victoria, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:05 AM

    Department of Justice and Community Safety Diab Harb, Executive Director, Justice System Reform Department of Health Matthew Hercus, Executive Director, Mental Health and AOD System Operations and Commissioning, Mental Health Division Department of Education and Training Justin McDonnell, Executive Director, Student Wellbeing, Health and Engagement Division, School Education Programs and Support
    Transcript Department of Education and Training Response to QON Department of Health Response to QON Department of Justice and Community Safety Response to QON_1 Department of Justice and Community Safety Response to QON_2 Department of Justice and Community Safety Response to QON_3
  • Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    10:00 AM

    Victoria Legal Aid Sharon Keith, Managing Lawyer, Summary Crime Dan Nicholson, Executive Director - Criminal Law
    Transcript Response to QON

    10:45 AM

    Health and Community Services Union Paul Healey, Secretary, Victorian No. 2 Branch Stephanie Thuesen, Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Victorian Branch
    Transcript

    11:45 AM

    Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Association ACT Devin Bowles, Chief Executive Officer ACT Legislative Assembly Michael Pettersson, Member of the Legislative Assembly
    Transcript

    1:45 PM

    National Drug Research Institute Simon  Lenton, Director
    Transcript

    2:30 PM

    Drug Free Australia Gary Christian, Research Director
    Transcript Presentation

    3:30 PM

    Springvale Monash Legal Service Inc. Korina Leoncio, Lawyer Ashleigh Newham, Manager, Strategic and Community Development
    Springvale Monash Legal Service Response to QON

    4:15 PM

    Dr Kate Seear
    Transcript
  • Beechworth, 22 Oak Avenue, Beechworth, 3747

    10:00 AM

    Gateway Health Leigh Rhode, Chief Executive Officer Maryanne Donnellan, Program Manager AOD
    Transcript Presentation

    10:45 AM

    Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Kin Leong, Principal Managing Lawyer, Criminal Law Practice
    Transcript

    11:30 AM

    The Centre for Continuing Education (Wangaratta) Felicity Williams, Chief Executive Officer Trent Jones, Learner Engagement Officer Kerri Barnes, Project Manager, Finding Strength
    Transcript

    12:15 PM

    Odyssey House Victoria Andrew Hick, Manager, Circuit Breaker Program
    Transcript
  • Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    10:00 AM

    Turning Point and Monash Addiction Research Centre Christine Grove, Senior Lecturer, Educational Psychology and Inclusive Education, Monash University Turning Point Dan Lubman, Executive Clinical Director
    Transcript

    10:45 AM

    Students for Sensible Drug Policy Australia (SSDP Aus) Jesse Colling, Victorian Campus Teams Manager Julia Daly, Operations Manager Gulliver McLean, Deputy National Director
    Transcript Presentation

    11:30 AM

    Harm Reduction Victoria Sione Crawford, Chief Executive Officer Stephanie Tzanetis, DanceWIze Program Director
    Transcript

    1:15 PM

    SHORE and Whariki Research Centre Associate Professor Chris Wilkins Marta Rychert New Zealand Drug Foundation Stephen Blyth, Communications Manager
    Transcript Presentation

    2:30 PM

    Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation Alex Wodak AM, President
    Transcript

    3:30 PM

    Penington Institute Karen Gelb, Senior Policy and Research Officer John Ryan, Chief Executive Officer
    Transcript
  • Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 3002

    9:15 AM

    Tamar Todd, Lecturer, Berkeley Law & Former Legal Director, Drug Policy Alliance
    Transcript

    10:00 AM

    Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) Kevin  Sabet, President & CEO
    Transcript Presentation

    10:45 AM

    Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) Sam Biondo, Executive Director Dave Taylor, Policy and Media
    Transcript Response to QON_1 Response to QON_2

    11:45 AM

    Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Shalini Arunogiri, Chair, RANZCP Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry
    Transcript Response to QON_1 Response to QON_2 Response to QON_3 Response to QON_4

    1:30 PM

    Burnet Institute Peter HIggs, Burnet Senior Fellow Ashleigh Stewart, Research Assistant
    Transcript Presentation

    2:30 PM

    Dalgarno Institute Eleni Arapoglou, Researcher Shane Varcoe
    Transcript

    3:15 PM

    Alcohol and Drug Foundation Laura Bajurny, Information Officer Jill Karena, State Manager, Victoria and Tasmania Erin Lalor, Chief Executive Officer
    Transcript Response to QON_1 Response to QON_2