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Drug dealers who supply substances that kill people could spend up to 25 years behind bars under changes announced by the NSW Government in the wake of two deaths at the Defqon1 music festival.
Key points:
The new offence was recommended by an expert panel on music festival safety
The panel was formed after two people died at Defqon1 last month in Sydney
Police Commissioner Mick Fuller says the idea that pill testing is a fix is a "total myth"
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the new offence was needed as a deterrent.
"I value human life and I don't want to see human life taken away unnecessarily," she said.
The exact penalty will be determined by the Attorney-General, but Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said it would be on a par with manslaughter
"Certainly the stronger the charge, the better ? we imagine it would be around a manslaughter, grievous bodily harm-type charge," Mr Fuller said.
"I mean you drive a car intoxicated now and you kill someone, there's a significant crime attached to that ? supplying a drug to someone knowing there's a chance it could kill them surely has to have more responsibility than just a supply charge."
What about passing a pill to a friend?
The new penalty is among a suite of changes announced by the State Government today, based on the recommendations of an expert panel it commissioned to suggest ways to make music festivals safer.
The panel was assembled after a 23-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman died after suspected drug overdoses at the hardstyle music event, Defqon1, last month.
In proposing the new offence, the panel said it is not their intent to target anyone who may pass a lethal pill to their friend.
"The panel wants to reserve the harshest penalties for drug dealers, rather than drug supply between friends," the panel report said.
Under the changes, there will also be a trial of on-the-spot fines for drug possession at music festivals, and a new licensing regime for those events.
Mr Fuller said the on-the-spot fines would need to be significant and suggested $500 as a possible amount.
There will also be a new licensing scheme for music festivals.
Last month the Premier made it clear she was not open to the panel examining whether pill testing would make music festivals safer.
Today, Mr Fuller said the idea that pill testing was "a silver bullet" was a "total myth".
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10...ears-in-jail-under-tighter-nsw-rules/10419288
Key points:
The new offence was recommended by an expert panel on music festival safety
The panel was formed after two people died at Defqon1 last month in Sydney
Police Commissioner Mick Fuller says the idea that pill testing is a fix is a "total myth"
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the new offence was needed as a deterrent.
"I value human life and I don't want to see human life taken away unnecessarily," she said.
The exact penalty will be determined by the Attorney-General, but Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said it would be on a par with manslaughter
"Certainly the stronger the charge, the better ? we imagine it would be around a manslaughter, grievous bodily harm-type charge," Mr Fuller said.
"I mean you drive a car intoxicated now and you kill someone, there's a significant crime attached to that ? supplying a drug to someone knowing there's a chance it could kill them surely has to have more responsibility than just a supply charge."
What about passing a pill to a friend?
The new penalty is among a suite of changes announced by the State Government today, based on the recommendations of an expert panel it commissioned to suggest ways to make music festivals safer.
The panel was assembled after a 23-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman died after suspected drug overdoses at the hardstyle music event, Defqon1, last month.
In proposing the new offence, the panel said it is not their intent to target anyone who may pass a lethal pill to their friend.
"The panel wants to reserve the harshest penalties for drug dealers, rather than drug supply between friends," the panel report said.
Under the changes, there will also be a trial of on-the-spot fines for drug possession at music festivals, and a new licensing regime for those events.
Mr Fuller said the on-the-spot fines would need to be significant and suggested $500 as a possible amount.
There will also be a new licensing scheme for music festivals.
Last month the Premier made it clear she was not open to the panel examining whether pill testing would make music festivals safer.
Today, Mr Fuller said the idea that pill testing was "a silver bullet" was a "total myth".
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10...ears-in-jail-under-tighter-nsw-rules/10419288
