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AUSTRALIAN DRUG LAW REFORM FOUNDATION
 
DRUG LORE
   
THE QUESTIONING OF OUR CURRENT DRUG LAW

   Table of Contents  A Report based on the transcripts of the Parliamentarians' Inquiry and on papers presented to the 7th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm Hobart, Tasmania 4 - 6 March 1996

Session Chairs:

Monday, 4 March 1996:
Mr Michael Moore, MLA

Tuesday, 5 March 1996:
The Honourable Ann Symonds, MLC

Wednesday, 6 March 1996:
The Honourable Mike Elliott, MLC

Panel Members on the Parliamentarians' Inquiry

Mr Neil Bell, MLA (ALP, Northern Territory)
The Honourable Mike Elliott, MLC (Australian Democrats, South Australia)
Mr Bryce Gaudry, MLA (ALP, New South Wales)
The Honourable Richard Jones, MLC (Australian Democrats, New South Wales)
The Honourable Alannah MacTiernan, MLC (ALP, Western Australia)
The Honourable Jean McLean, MLC (ALP, Victoria)
Mr Michael Moore, MLA (Independent, Australian Capital Territory)
The Honourable Kevin Rozzoli, MLA (Liberal, New South Wales)
The Honourable Ann Symonds MLC (ALP, New South Wales)
The Honourable John White, MHA (ALP, Tasmania)
  Compiled and edited by Ms Tina van Raay Secretary, Australian Parliamentary Group for Drug Law Reform Co-ordinator, Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation and Mr Ron Owens Former Secretary Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation June 1996

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation would like to express its appreciation to the following people for their valued assistance in bringing the Parliamentarians' Inquiry to fruition:

Mr Bill Stronach (Conference Director) and Ms Caroline Thompson (Conference Manager) of the Australian Drug Foundation for facilitating the Parliamentarians' Inquiry as part of the 7th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm.

Mr Pat O'Hare, Executive Director, 7th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm.

Dr Alex Wodak (Conference Program Committee).

All the witnesses who gave of their time and voluntarily appeared before the Inquiry.
 


TABLE OF CONTENTS   

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2 - THE ISSUES 

CHAPTER 3 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION 

CHAPTER 4 - SOCIAL RAMIFICATIONS OF DRUG POLICIES AROUND THE WORLD

CHAPTER 5 - THE NEED FOR HARM MINIMISATION IN PRISONS

CHAPTER 6 -PROHIBITION AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

CHAPTER 7 - HARM MINIMISATION - CONCLUSIONS

EPILOGUE

Appendices

EDITED TRANSCRIPTS OF PROCEEDINGS