Overdose prevention kits for first responders
David asks the Attorney-General about overdose reversal agent, Naloxone, and whether she has considered expanding it’s availability to first-responders such as Fire Rescue workers.
Improving access to Voluntary Assisted Dying
3 August, 2023Legislative Council of Victoria, Melbourne David ETTERSHANK (Western Metropolitan Region): My adjournment matter is addressed to the Minister for Health. The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 was a landmark piece of legislation allowing a person entering the final stages of a terminal illness to…
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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Authorising Pharmacists) Bill 2023
On Thursday 3rd of August, 2023, David Ettershank MP made a contribution to the second reading debate of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Authorising Pharmacists) Bill 2023.
Medicinal cannabis discrimination at 420 picnic
2 August 2023, 12:26Legislative Council of Victoria, Melbourne David ETTERSHANK (Western Metropolitan): My question is for the Attorney-General. Fitzroy Legal Service has published a report on the 420 cannabis event held in Flagstaff Gardens earlier this year that details multiple accounts of police searching medicinal…
Inquiry into the cancellation of the Commonwealth Games
On Wednesday, 2nd of August 2023, David Ettershank, Member for Western Metropolitan Melbourne, rose to speak on a motion by Liberal MP Georgie Crozier to establish a special committee to investigate the cancellation of the Commonwealth Games.
Thank you to our amazing health care workforce
David delivers a member’s statement in the chamber to thank the staff at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, for their care during his recent surgery.
Concerns about far-right activity in the West
David raises a question on behalf of a concerned resident about what the Attorney-General is proposing to ensure that the western suburbs do not become a safe haven for violent right-wing extremists.
The Lord’s Prayer
David raises an adjournment matter with the Attorney General, seeking an update for the house on progress around workshopping a potential replacement for the Lord’s Prayer.
Inequity in the Cannabis Cautioning Scheme for Aboriginal People
David asks the Attorney General if there is a seeming inequity of cannabis cautioning decisions received by Aboriginal people in the Victorian justice system, similar to that in NSW.
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Corrections Amendment (Parole) Bill 2023
David speaks on behalf of Legalise Cannabis Victoria around proposed changes to the Corrections Act 1986.
