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The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,A
01 April 2007
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Police to cop new drug-test ru
COMPULSORY drug testing of Victorian police will be introduced by the end of the year, with the Government set to rush legislation through Parliament.
Senior police have pushed for testing since 2001 and Assistant Commissioner Noel Ashby said it was unrealistic to suggest no police used illicit drugs.
"People who think coppers are not a part of the normal community are mad, not thinking straight," Mr Ashby said. "If you think it through logically, we are going to get one. We will have drug users in our ranks — that is why we need to continue to try and identify them."
He said it was essential for public confidence that drug testing of police was introduced.
"I just think it has got to happen, I think it should be a priority; the public would expect it," he said. Our members would accept and expect it.
"Our members don't want to be running around with someone beside them whose judgement might be impaired because they're coming down off something.
"Particularly if you are confronted by a critical incident, you don't want someone whose motor skills are out or someone who is showing a little more bravado than they ought to.
"If you have got to get a gun out, you don't want poor judgements."
Australian Federal Police and NSW police are drug tested and Victoria Police provides assistance for members who voluntarily seek treatment.
Police spokeswoman Nicole McKechnie said the new, targeted drug testing would be introduced soon.
"We are in discussions with the Government over legislation which would introduce critical-incident testing, targeted and fitness-for-work testing," Ms McKechnie said.
The targeted testing could include individuals or sections of the force.
The Office of Police Integrity has previously called for random drug and alcohol testing of all police as an anti-corruption device, and mandatory drug and alcohol testing of police after a critical incident.
Random drug testing has been fiercely resisted by Victoria's powerful police association.
Association secretary Paul Mullett accused the police hierarchy of attempting to introduce random drug testing by stealth.
He said Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon had recently attempted to introduce drug testing through the use of "Chief Commissioner's Instructions", but the move was blocked by the association at the Industrial Relations Commission because it contravened the enterprise bargaining agreement.
"They (Victoria Police) have publicly and internally by stealth attempted to introduce those types of testing," Mr Mullett said.
"They have sat on their hands, now they are attempting to introduce random testing by stealth, either within or outside (the EBA)."
The association wanted police regulations changed to indemnify police against legal proceedings before drug testing was introduced. He said he would discuss new drug-testing arrangements with senior police next week.
Police Minister Bob Cameron said Ms Nixon had reported to him that the introduction of the welfare component of the drug and alcohol policy had gone well and she intended to introduce a drug and alcohol regime later in the year.
Opposition police spokesman Andrew McIntosh said he would not comment on the new testing regime until he had seen the legislation.
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