Page 2707 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 29 June 2010

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readings, again reinforcing the need for scientifically defensible laboratory testing where applicable.

The Chief Police Officer goes on to point out that the Hanson-Bresnan bill actually ignores Australian standard AS4760 of 2006—

Mr Hanson interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: Mr Hanson, thank you.

MR STANHOPE: which requires confirmation of results attained on police station testing equipment to be confirmed by a NATA approved laboratory.

Mr Hanson interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: Thank you, members.

MR STANHOPE: He goes on to conclude:

An absence of this independent confirmatory mechanism in the proposed drug driving regimen makes it fallible.

Opposition members interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: Order, members!

MR STANHOPE: In other words, it is almost essentially guaranteed to fail.

Members interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: Order, Mr Corbell, Mr Hanson!

MR STANHOPE: So now we have the Greens endorsing, absolutely, without compunction, legislation that does not meet a basic Australian standard. I am stunned, in fact, that the Greens would be that gullible. We expect it of the Liberals. But for the Greens to actually publicly endorse and express the determined intention to pass this legislation—without consulting the government, I have to say, on amendments; there are amendments flying all over the place—

Opposition members interjecting—

MR STANHOPE: In fact, before we go to the rest of this, I think Mr Hanson had a set of amendments out at 9 this morning, based on the Chief Police Officer’s advice. They were withdrawn, I understand, by midday. A second set of amendments were actually circulated—

Mr Hanson interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: Mr Hargreaves, a supplementary question?

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