Posts tagged Drug & Alcohol Policy
Submission in relation to the Government's Safe Night Out Strategy

The QCCL does not take the view that there is a human right to access alcohol. We note in this regard the discussion of this issue by McMurdo P. and Justice Keane in Aurukun Shire Council and Anor –v- CEO Office of Liquor Gaming and Racing [2010] QCA 37 at paragraphs 43 and 142 to 145. McMurdo P. returned to the issue in the decision of Morton –v- Queensland Police Service [2010] QCA 160.[1]

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Prohibition Doesn’t Work, It Never Has and Never Will

Why do people use drugs? The question should be amplified and rephrased: what makes some young people use drugs that are officially declared dangerous and illegal in contrast to the majority who drink and smoke socially approved substances? The most obvious and natural answer is because they like them. We do not generally look for obscure, psychological or sociological explanations of most drug use in the community. People take alcohol, smoke tobacco, drink tea and coffee because they enjoy the effects of these substances

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Random Roadside Drug Testing Legislation Opposed

Mr. Cope says, “The problem the government has is that so far science has been unable to establish a clear relationship between the amount of a drug in your system and your ability to drive.  It is quite a different situation with alcohol where there is a clear correlation between the level of alcohol in your bloodstream and your capacity to drive.  The government then is forced to introduce this draconian legislation.”

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Annual Report of the President Ian Dearden - AGM 15 March 1995

Annual report of the President delivered at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 15 March 1995

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT, MATT FOLEY - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 26 NOVEMBER 1985

Annual Report of the President Matt Foley - 26 November 1985.

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