Drug Driving

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:15): On this amendment, the amendment did not come up in your period of consultation to this bill, so why did the government not take advice from the Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis on this amendment?

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (15:15): I thank the honourable member for her question. We seek to take advice and information from a range of different sources. Of course, they in turn inform the government's position on relevant amendments. That remains true in this particular instance. As I have said previously and I am happy to repeat, if new information comes to light or other additional sources of information are brought to the attention of the government, they will be given their due consideration.