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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing Pilot for Drug Harm Reduction) Bill 2023

LapsedAs recorded by the source: LapsedNo longer listed as a current bill

Lapsed: Not passed before parliament was prorogued or dissolved, usually for an election. It can be introduced again in the new parliament. What the other terms mean

Parliament
Parliament of Victoria
Introduced
30 Nov 2023
Latest stage
3 Nov 2026
Introduced by
Mr Aiv Puglielli, Ms Rachel Payne and Ms Georgie Purcell
Stage detail
Lapsed

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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Timeline

  1. First reading passed — Legislative Council

    30 Nov 2023

  2. First reading: Statement of compatibility tabled — Legislative Council

    7 Feb 2024 · Source

  3. Second reading moved — Legislative Council

    7 Feb 2024 · Source

  4. Second reading: Debate resumed — Legislative Council

    21 Feb 2024

  5. Bill lapsed — Legislative Council

    3 Nov 2026

  6. Status changed from Upper House to Lapsed

    Noticed by FOCUp 5 Nov 2026 · Source

    Lapsed

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Government function: Health services

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    Source: Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria (legislation.vic.gov.au). Last checked by FOCUp 10 Nov 2026. Read via structured data endpoint. Category assigned by FOCUp's published rules (matched: poisons). About this source