Question On Notice No. 2468 asked in the Legislative Council on 17 September 2019 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Attorney General
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
For 2017-18 and 2018-19, what number of adult
offenders were convicted as a result of an offence or offences involving drug
use, possession and or dealing in regional Western Australia for:
(a) methamphetamine;
(b) cannabis;
(c) ecstasy;
(d) a combination of
two of these types of drugs; and
(e) a combination of
three or more of these types of drugs?
Answered on 24 October 2019
Number of adult offenders convicted in 2017-18 and 2018-19 for one or more offences contained in section 6 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981, where the charge was lodged in a court in regional Western Australia:
(a) 2017-18: 878, 2018-19: 949
(b) 2017-18: 2231, 2018-19: 2166
(c) 2017-18: 116, 2018-19 117
(d) 2017-18: 351, 2018-19: 258
(e) 2017-18: 20, 2018-19: 23
Note: Section 6 of the Act does not specify the type of drug. WA Police offence descriptions can allow for the categorisation of specific drugs, but this information is not always available. As such, this information should be considered an estimate.