Inquiry into Drug Law Reform

Submissions

The closing date for submissions was Friday 17 March 2017. 

All submissions have been treated as public documents unless confidentiality was requested by the submitter and granted by the Committee.  

If you have any questions about the inquiry, please contact the Committee's Executive Officer or email lrrcsc@parliament.vic.gov.au.

The following submissions have been formally accepted by the Committee*:

1. Doug Steley (PDF 846.12 KB)
   
2. Ingrid Pezzoni (PDF 755.19 KB)
3. Marina Stehle (PDF 86.13 KB)
4. Regina Clark (PDF 768.9 KB)
5. Alana Brown (PDF 752.76 KB)
6. Confidential
7. Confidential
8. Max Robinson (PDF 868.05 KB)
9. Paxi Wright Cheah (PDF 783.95 KB)
10. Confidential
11. Melanie Audrey (PDF 779.75 KB)
12. Confidential
13. Confidential
14. Confidential
15. Reg Henry (PDF 779.21 KB)
16. Confidential
17. Neomi Amit (PDF 779.92 KB)
18. Confidential
19. Coralie Richmond (PDF 779.05 KB)
20. Rebecca McLean (PDF 784.91 KB)
21. Stephanie Elder (PDF 782.28 KB)
22. Joe Lenzo (PDF 804.78 KB)
23. David Hutchinson (PDF 779.98 KB)
24. Name withheld (PDF 788.54 KB)
25. Avigale Bischard (PDF 753.43 KB)
26. Confidential
27. Confidential
28. Greta Allen (PDF 788.24 KB)
29. Steve West (PDF 787.01 KB)
30. Confidential
31. Name withheld (PDF 784.24 KB)
32. Marelle Davey (PDF 782.35 KB)
33. Confidential
34. Name withheld (PDF 782.74 KB)
35. Justin Kent (PDF 781.53 KB)
36. Name withheld (PDF 786.79 KB)
37. Confidential
38. Name withheld (PDF 789.81 KB)
39. Name withheld (PDF 784.73 KB)
40. Confidential
41. Georgie Taylor (PDF 778.55 KB)
42. Roz McNaught (PDF 736.85 KB)
43. J Brandenburg (PDF 784.34 KB)
44. Confidential
45. Maarten Van Yzendoorn (PDF 779.1 KB)
46. Chris Fletcher (PDF 779.43 KB)
47. Louis Vostermans (PDF 779.14 KB)
48. Confidential
49. Joan Lynn (PDF 780.38 KB)
50. Celeste Biancofiore (PDF 784.54 KB)
51. Confidential
52. Jeremy Press (PDF 799.88 KB)
53. Patsy Lisle (PDF 783.81 KB)
54. Leslie Courtney (PDF 778.59 KB)
55. Confidential
56. Mira Ederer (PDF 779.02 KB)
57. Graeme Lindenmayer (PDF 779.71 KB)
58. Colin Smith (PDF 780.75 KB)
59. Confidential
60. Harli Bishop (PDF 778.38 KB)
61. Janet Massey (PDF 779.39 KB)
62. Dr Angela Munro (PDF 754.36 KB)
63. Don Ray (PDF 785.22 KB)
64. Dr Tony Krins (PDF 749.38 KB)
65. Confidential
66. Rosa Roberts (PDF 781.79 KB)
67. Confidential
68. Laurie Hamilton-Grundy (PDF 785.06 KB)
69. Dr Jonathan Niclis (PDF 864.22 KB)
70. Don Humphries (PDF 866.24 KB)
71. Confidential
72. Confidential
73. Confidential
74. Sam Murray (PDF 772.35 KB)
75. Confidential
76. Confidential
77. Bree McKilligan (PDF 780.8 KB)
78. Confidential
79. Name withheld (PDF 788.2 KB)
80. Colette Leber (PDF 801.4 KB)
81. Confidential
82. Name withheld (PDF 856.44 KB)
83. Cassidy Connor (PDF 779.86 KB)
84. Jesse Moran (PDF 778.7 KB)
85. Gerard J Drake-Feary (PDF 1.33 MB)
86. T Collins (PDF 782.62 KB)
87. Kevin Cooper (PDF 4.26 MB)
88. Richard Smithers (PDF 782.14 KB)
89. Confidential
90. Name withheld (PDF 813.3 KB)
91. Paul Martin (PDF 855.04 KB)
92. Ben Yonson (PDF 903.92 KB)
93. Name withheld (PDF 804.72 KB)
94. Confidential
95. Confidential
96. Margot Foster (PDF 803.9 KB)
97. Behn Payten (PDF 921.52 KB)
98. William Summers (PDF 796.14 KB)
99. Tesla Kavanagh (PDF 850.52 KB)
100. Andris Blums (PDF 780.68 KB)
     Andris Blums - addendum (PDF 780.8 KB)
101. Name withheld (PDF 892.57 KB)
102. Name withheld (PDF 879.78 KB)
103. Confidential
104. Dr Katinka van de Ven and Dr Renee Zahnow (PDF 1005.13 KB)
105. Alice Torpy (PDF 785.09 KB)
106. Imperial Tobacco Australia Limited (PDF 1.3 MB)
107. Yarra Drug and Health Forum (PDF 1.18 MB)
     
108. Confidential
109. Andrew Le (PDF 786.21 KB)
110. Michael O'Brien (PDF 875.42 KB)
111. Lisa Doyle (PDF 1.89 MB)
112. Harm Reduction Australia / Family Drug Support (PDF 1.13 MB)
113. Lachlan Hayes (PDF 760.31 KB)
114. Windana Drug and Alcohol Recovery (PDF 2.18 MB)
115. Confidential
116. Turning Point (PDF 1.08 MB)
117. Sally Thompson (PDF 782.89 KB)
118. Confidential
119. Name withheld (PDF 892.22KB)
120. Confidential
121. Confidential
122. Confidential
123. Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform (PDF 2.49MB)
     Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform - annex a (PDF 717.06KB)
     Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform - annex b (PDF 935.97KB)
     Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform - annex c (PDF 252.24KB)
124. Confidential
125. Residents for Victoria Street Drug Solutions (PDF 1.24MB)
126. Dr K Seear (PDF 1.25MB)
127. City of Yarra (PDF 1.07MB)
128. Confidential
129. Name withheld (PDF 900.24KB)
130. Confidential
131. Confidential
132. Drug Free Australia (PDF 1.52MB)
     Drug Free Australia - attachment 1 (PDF 940.42 KB)
133. City of Monash (PDF 2.44MB)
134. Name withheld (PDF 1.25MB)
135. Hepatitis Victoria (PDF 1.53MB)
136. National Drug Research Institute (PDF 1.49MB)
137. Confidential
138. Confidential
139. Tim Fraser (PDF 895.63KB)
     Tim Fraser - attachment 1 (PDF 1.66MB)
     Tim Fraser - attachment 2 (PDF 1.61MB)
     Tim Fraser - attachment 3 (PDF 1.45MB)
140. cohealth (PDF 2.18MB)
141. Confidential
142. Marion McConnell (PDF 932.63KB)
143. Confidential
144. Alan Graham (PDF 1.25MB)
145. Dr John Sherman (PDF 1.68MB)
146. Siobhan Haines (PDF 1.98MB)
147. Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation (PDF 1.48MB)
     Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation - attachment 1 (PDF 2.7MB)
148. Confidential
149. What Can Be Done (PDF 1.54MB)
     What Can Be Done - attachment 1 (PDF 4.18MB)
150. James Miller (PDF 769.56KB)
151. Name withheld (PDF 946.71KB)
152. Public Health Association Australia (PDF 1.36MB)
153. WAYSS Ltd (PDF 1.63MB)
154. Craig Capel (PDF 750.76KB)
155. Students for Sensible Drug Policy Latrobe (PDF 1.16MB)
156. Name withheld (PDF 845.82KB
157. Aran Burns (PDF 880.4KB)
158. Confidential
159. Name withheld (PDF 870.63KB)
160. Springvale Monash Legal Service (PDF 1.18MB)
161. Steven Merriel (PDF 880.75KB)
162. North Richmond Community Health (PDF 1.31MB)
163. Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (PDF 2.31MB)
164. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre - UNSW (PDF 3.6MB)
     National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre - UNSW - attachment 1 (PDF 1.72MB)
165. Burnet Institute (PDF 1.39MB)
166. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (PDF 765.03KB)
167. Greg Hordacre (PDF 790.45KB)
168. UnitingCare ReGen (PDF 1.64MB)
169. Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (PDF 2.67MB)
170. Echuca Regional Health (PDF 756.69KB)
171. Adult Parole Board of Victoria (PDF 1.03MB)
172. Name withheld (PDF 869.26KB)
173. Alfred Health (PDF 2.31MB)
174. Fitzroy Legal Service (PDF 2.6MB)
175. Beyond Blue (PDF 2.01MB)
176. Name withheld (PDF 1012.13KB)
177. City of Port Philip (PDF 3.06MB)
178. Coroners Court of Victoria (PDF 7.57MB)
179. Odyssey House Victoria (PDF 1.3MB)
180. Municipal Association of Victoria (PDF 1.21MB)
181. Australian Christian Lobby (PDF 1.4MB)
182. Unharm (PDF 968.27KB)
183. Abolitionist and Transformative Justice Centre (PDF 7.35MB)
184. Humanist Society of Victoria (PDF 890.92KB)
185. Justice and Community Safety Directorate / ACT Health - joint submission (PDF 906.81KB)
186. Eros (PDF 869.74KB)
187. The Australian Psychedelic Society (PDF 1.19MB)
188. Harm Reduction Victoria (PDF 1.87MB)
189. Owen Smith (PDF 914.86KB)
190. Confidential
191. Students for Sensible Drug Policy UniMelb (PDF 929.08KB)
192. Drug Policy Australia (PDF 2.57MB)
193. Confidential
194. Andrew Foreman-Duncan (PDF 893.41KB)
195. Kathleen Maltzahn (PDF 848.06KB)
     Kathleen Maltzahn - attachment 1 (PDF 3.62MB)
196. Dr Peta Malins (PDF 805.38KB)
     Dr Peta Malins - appendix 1 (PDF 809.79KB)
     Dr Peta Malins - appendix 2 (PDF 767.5KB)
     Dr Peta Malins - appendix 3 (PDF 1.34MB)
     Dr Peta Malins - appendix 4 (PDF 1.34MB)
197. Greg Chipp (PDF 1.42MB)
198. Casey Scott (PDF 913.1KB)
199. Greg Kasarik (PDF 1.57MB)
200. Rationalist Society of Australia (PDF 3.04MB)
201. Confidential
202. MIGA (PDF 1.1MB)
203. Australian Medical Association Victoria (PDF 1.62MB)
204. Victorian Legal Aid (PDF 1.78MB)
     Victorian Legal Aid - attachment 1 (PDF 1.51MB)
205. Liberty Victoria (PDF 1.71MB)
206. Victorian Aids Council (PDF 2.3MB)
207. Justice Action (PDF 1.7MB)
208. Ambulance Victoria (PDF 1.22MB)
209. Penington Institute (PDF 3.5MB)
210. Victorian Multicultural Commission (PDF 1.82MB)
211. Penelope Hill (PDF 1.15MB)
212. Jonathon Goodfellow (PDF 1.66MB)
213. Living Positive Victoria (PDF 1.49MB)
214. Students for Sensible Drug Policy Australia (PDF 951.6KB)
     Students for Sensible Drug Policy Australia - attachment 1 (PDF 819.16KB)
215. Name withheld (PDF 1.13MB)
216. Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (PDF 2.77MB)
217. City of Boroondara (PDF 2.54MB)
218. Alcohol and Drug Foundation (PDF 2.19MB)
219. Uniting Church Synod of NSW and the ACT (PDF 1.37MB)
220. Magistrate Tony Parsons (PDF 1.27MB)
221. Associate Professor Nadine Ezard (PDF 2.39MB)
222. Jennifer Lee (PDF 1.08MB)
223. Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (PDF 915.3KB)
224. Royal Australasian College of Physicians (PDF 1.34 MB)
225. Confidential
226. Martha Tsamis (PDF 4.83MB)

 *More submissions will be published online as they are formally accepted by the Committee.