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Database ID	1274
Title	The Australian (illicit) drug policy timeline: 1985-2009
Description	The Australian (illicit) drug policy timeline provides a list of key events, policy and legislative changes that have occurred in Austrlia between 1985 and June 30 2009. Events are listed by jurisdiction, at the national and state/territory level. The first table includes events at the federal level. Events in the state and territories are split into 2 parts. The second tavle includes events from the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory. Events from South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia are listed in the third table. All events added in the last six months are highlighted in yellow. DPMP will continue to update the timeline every June and December. Please feel free to email through any comments or suggested inclusions.
Status	Ongoing
Researchers	Caitlin Hughes
Keywords	drug use; policy; history;
Institution	Drug Policy Modelling Program
Publications	Hughes, C (2009), The Australian (illicit) drug policy timeline: 1985-2009, Drug Policy Modelling Program, University of New South Wales, Sydney.    http://www.dpmp.unsw.edu.au/dpmpweb.nsf/page/Drug+Policy+Timeline
Contact	Name  Caitlin Hughes
Indexed	Illicit drugs (731) Geographic regions -> Australia -> Australian Capital Territory (69) Geographic regions -> Australia -> New South Wales (357) Geographic regions -> Australia -> Northern Territory (28) Geographic regions -> Australia -> Queensland (129) Geographic regions -> Australia -> South Australia (93) Geographic regions -> Australia -> Tasmania (36) Geographic regions -> Australia -> Victoria (214) Geographic regions -> Australia -> Western Australia (135)

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