Alcohol and Other Drugs

Hon Alison Xamon gave notice that at the next sitting of the house she would move —

(1) A select committee examining alternate approaches to reducing illicit drug use and its effects on the community is established.

(2) The select committee is to inquire into and report on —

(a) other Australian state jurisdictions and international approaches, including Portugal, to reducing harm from illicit drug use, including the relative weighting given to enforcement, health and social interventions;

115. Hon ALISON XAMON to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Mental Health:

I refer to the need for a 55-bed residential rehabilitation service in the South West Region identified in the “Better Choices. Better Lives: Western Australian Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Services Plan 2015 - 2025” .

(1) Will the government commit to abiding by the original time line proposed for the development of this facility?