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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

Push to force Victorian police to alert health officials to toxic batches of drugs

Pills held in a hand
The Greens’ bill would require police to notify the health department within a specified timeframe if they encounter extremely dangerous substances. Photograph: Westmacott/Alamy

Victorian police would be required to notify the state’s Department of Health of toxic batches of drugs under an amendment to the state’s public health laws proposed by the Greens.

The Greens’ changes to the public health and wellbeing amendment bill, which is set to be debated in the upper house this week, would see certain drugs, poisons and controlled substances declared as notifiable based on their potential serious risk to public health.

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