167. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the analysis of suspected illicit drugs which is undertaken for Western Australia Police by ChemCentre, and ask:
(a) how many samples were analysed by ChemCentre for Western Australia Police in the last 12 months;
(b) what is the current average time it takes to receive the Certificate of Approved Analyst;
HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [ 5.36 pm ]: I rise because I want to recognise that this Saturday, 9 September, is International FASD Awareness Day. It is held on the ninth day of the ninth month every year. The date was chosen to highlight the importance of the nine months of pregnancy. International FASD Awareness Day was first held in 1999, so awareness of the existence and cause of FASD has increased significantly since that time. For members who do not know what FASD is, it stands for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
