After a debate in the Legislative Council, the Victorian Government has supported LCV’s motion to progress critical recommendations of the workplace drug testing inquiry.
David speaks on a motion urging the Victorian Government to get on with workplace drug testing reforms.
AFL coaches Damien Hardwick and Alastair Clarkson call for legal protections for Victorian workers who are prescribed medicinal cannabis.
A new motion deals with recommendations of the Inquiry into Workplace Drug Testing
The Final Report of The Inquiry into Workplace Drug Testing has been tabled in Parliament.
From the 21st – 22nd of May, 2024, the Legislative Council of Victoria’s Legal and Social Issues Committee conducted public hearings for the Inquiry into Workplace Drug Testing in Victoria.
On the 30th August 2023, David Ettershank, Member for Western Metropolitan Region, rose to conclude the debate on his motion for an inquiry into workplace drug testing. He then put the question to the house and the motion was carried.
This video tells the story of a worker affected by workplace drug testing.
MEDIA RELEASE | For immediate release30 August 2023 Today the Legislative Council will debate Legalise Cannabis Victoria’s motion for a parliamentary inquiry into workplace drug testing for medicinal cannabis patients. Medicinal cannabis has been legal in Victoria since 2016. Yet simply for taking a lawfully prescribed medication, patients are being caught up by workplace illicit…
David raises an adjournment matter based on a young Police Officer whom through a routine drug test, trace amounts of THC were detected from medically prescribed CBD oil leading to his subsequent suspension.
