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(2) How many roadside drug tests were conducted in the ACT in (a) 2016, (b) 2017,
(c) 2018, (d) 2019, (e) 2020 and (f) 2021.
(3) How many initial positive tests were detected, broken down by each substance, in
(a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019, (e) 2020 and (f) 2021.
(4) Of those initial positive tests referred to in part (3), broken down by each substance detected, how many were later confirmed positive tests in (a) 2016, (b) 2017,
(c) 2018, (d) 2019, (e) 2020 and (f) 2021.
(5) How many confirmed positive tests were from people who had a valid prescription for medicinal cannabis at the time of any positive test in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018,
(d) 2019, (e) 2020 and (f) 2021.
(6) What was the annual cost of the roadside drug testing program in terms of policing and the processing of testing in the 2020-2021 financial year.
Mr Gentleman: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) What substances are currently tested for in roadside drug tests in the ACT.
ACT Policing uses roadside drug testing kits that detect the presence of substances including cannabis (THC), methamphetamine (speed and ice) and MDMA (ecstasy).
(2) How many roadside drug tests were conducted in the ACT in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019, (e) 2020 and (f) 2021.
|
2016-17* |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 | |
|
Random drug tests conducted |
2,428 |
3,895 |
3,541 |
3,264 |
2,041 |
*ACT Policing calculates per financial year
(3) How many initial positive tests were detected, broken down by each substance, in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019, (e) 2020 and (f) 2021.
(4) Of those initial positive tests referred to in part (3), broken down by each substance detected, how many were later confirmed positive tests in (a) 2016,
(b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019, (e) 2020 and (f) 2021.
ACT Policing does not maintain a database of ‘initial positive tests’ conducted roadside.
Every driver that returns a positive roadside result for the presence of either MDMA, methamphetamine or THC is automatically required to accompany police to the nearest Oral Fluid Analysis Testing Instrument at either a police station or mobile platform to provide a second sample. Once the second test is conducted, regardless of the result, the sample is then sent to ACT Government Analytical Laboratory (ACTGAL) for analysis and final determination.
Once the final analysis is received by ACT Policing from ACTGAL, the result is recorded as positive or negative in the Road Policing database.
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