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New South Wales
Drug Summit Legislative Response
Amendment (Trial Period Extension)
Bill 2007
Contents
Page
1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985
No 226 2
4 Amendment of Drug Misuse and Trafficking Regulation
2006 2
5 Repeal of Act 2
Schedule 1 Amendment of Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 3
Schedule 2 Amendment of Drug Misuse and Trafficking Regulation
2006 4
I certify that this public bill, which originated in the Legislative Assembly, has
finally passed the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of New
South Wales.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly,
Sydney, , 2007
New South Wales
Drug Summit Legislative Response
Amendment (Trial Period Extension)
Bill 2007
Act No , 2007
An Act to amend the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 so as to extend the trial
period established under Part 2A of that Act for the operation and use of the injecting
centre licensed under that Part; and for other purposes.
I have examined this bill and find it to correspond in all respects with the bill as
finally passed by both Houses.
Assistant Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Drug Summit Legislative Response Amendment (Trial Period Extension) Bill
Clause 1 2007
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Drug Summit Legislative Response Amendment (Trial
Period Extension) Act 2007.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
3 Amendment of Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 No 226
The Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.
4 Amendment of Drug Misuse and Trafficking Regulation 2006
The Drug Misuse and Trafficking Regulation 2006 is amended as set
out in Schedule 2.
5 Repeal of Act
(1) This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which this Act
commences.
(2) The repeal of this Act does not, because of operation of section 30 of the
Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.
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Drug Summit Legislative Response Amendment (Trial Period Extension) Bill
2007
Amendment of Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendment of Drug Misuse and
Trafficking Act 1985
(Section 3)
[1] Section 36A Limited operation of Part 2A
Omit "31 October 2007" from section 36A (1).
Insert instead "31 October 2011".
[2] Section 36B Review during trial period
Omit section 36B (2). Insert instead:
(2) The review is to commence as soon as practicable after the date
of assent to the Drug Summit Legislative Response Amendment
(Trial Period Extension) Act 2007 and is to be completed by
1 May 2011.
[3] Section 36K
Omit the section. Insert instead:
36K Reviews of licence
(1) The responsible authorities may arrange for the ongoing or
periodical review of any licensed injecting centre.
(2) The responsible authorities must arrange for the review of the
economic viability of a licensed injecting centre if they are
satisfied that the service activity level of the centre has dropped
below 75 per cent of the service activity level prescribed by the
regulations.
(3) Regulations referred to in subsection (2) may express the level of
service activity as a specified number of client visits in any period
or may express that level in any other manner.
(4) The responsible authorities may revoke a licence if, after
considering the results of a review under subsection (2), they are
of the opinion that the licensed injecting centre has ceased to be
economically viable.
[4] Section 36T Effect of extension of trial period
Omit "Drug Summit Legislative Response Amendment (Trial Period
Extension) Act 2003" from section 36T (1).
Insert instead "Drug Summit Legislative Response Amendment (Trial Period
Extension) Act 2007".
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Drug Summit Legislative Response Amendment (Trial Period Extension) Bill
2007
Schedule 2 Amendment of Drug Misuse and Trafficking Regulation 2006
Schedule 2 Amendment of Drug Misuse and
Trafficking Regulation 2006
(Section 4)
Clause 19A
Insert before clause 20:
19A Prescribed service activity level for licensed injecting centre
(1) For the purposes of section 36K (2) of the Act, the prescribed
service activity level for the licensed injecting centre is an
average of at least 208 client visits per day in each month.
(2) Subclause (1) applies only in relation to a month beginning after
the commencement of this clause.
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