Victoria · Health
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing Pilot for Drug Harm Reduction) Bill 2023
Upper House — as recorded: Council - second readingAs recorded by the source: Council - second reading
- Parliament
- Parliament of Victoria
- Introduced
- 30 Nov 2023
- Latest stage
- 21 Feb 2024
- Introduced by
- Mr Aiv Puglielli, Ms Rachel Payne and Ms Georgie Purcell
- Stage detail
- Council - second reading
What the bill says it does
The purposes of this Act are— (a) to amend the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 to provide for a pilot of drugchecking services for the purposes of drug harm reduction; and (b) to make consequential amendments.
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Government function: Health services
- Health$34.8B spending, 2026-27
- Public order and safety$12.7B spending, 2026-27
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