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Ben Mostyn
Educational Fellow, LLB (UNSW) MA (South Florida)
Sydney Regulation Faculty
Mr Mostyn’s major analysis curiosity is world drug coverage. His PhD is inspecting Nationwide Archives paperwork round Australia’s resolution to signal the 1988 United Nations drug conference. He’s whether or not world forces and institutional forces induced Australia to signal the conference and additional entrench the worldwide Struggle on Medication. Associated to this analysis, Mr Mostyn is fascinated by criminalisation, police powers, drug regulation reform and regulating world drug markets. Mr Mostyn has labored as a Authorized Help solicitor in human rights regulation, administrative regulation, and household regulation. He accomplished his Masters on the College of South Florida the place he researched transnational social actions and the Struggle on Medication with a deal with South America.
Emeritus Professor The Hon Dr Geoff Gallop AC
Former Premier of Western Australia
International Fee on Drug Coverage
Emeritus Professor The Hon Dr Geoff Gallop AC was a Member of Western Australia’s Legislative Meeting for 20 years, a Minister within the Lawrence authorities (1990-93), together with Minister for Schooling and Premier from 2001 to 2006. He was Director of Sydney College’s Graduate Faculty of Authorities (2006-15) growing packages and educating within the space of public sector coverage and administration in Australia, Africa and South-East Asia. From 2007-11 he was Deputy Chair of the COAG Reform Council. Right this moment he’s a member of the International Fee on Drug Coverage and chairs the Analysis Committee of the New Democracy Basis.
Dr Alex Wodak AM
President, Former Director of Alcohol and Drug Service
Australian Drug Regulation Reform Basis
Dr Alex Wodak was the Director of the Alcohol and Drug Service at Sydney’s St. Vincent’s Hospital from 1982 to 2012. He’s at present President of the Australian Drug Regulation Reform Basis. Alex was additionally President of the Worldwide Hurt Discount Affiliation from 1996 to 2004. He helped set up the primary needle syringe programme and the primary medically supervised injecting centre in Australia when each had been pre-legal. Dr Wodak typically works in growing international locations on HIV management amongst injecting drug customers. He contributed in 2011 to the International Fee on Drug Coverage. He’s a Director of Australia21 and contributed to their report on drug coverage. In 2010, Dr Wodak was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).
Timeline
02:13 Geoff Gallup – WA Expertise
03:45: Preserving the general public concerned – public summit – session with police service
05:30: The sky didn’t fall in – change in govt and the Liberals abolished the laws
07:00: Made the change however didn’t have the political weapons to retain that change
07:50: The present Labor govt in 2025 – perspective?
08:15: The Irish Meeting strategy
09:00 Alex Wodak – The arrival of HIV, working at St Vincents
10:00 Excessive danger teams
12:00 Homosexual inhabitants in Sydney and dedication to altering the narrative on HIV by means of motion and focus of sources
13:00 Methods to apply identical considering to intravenous drug utilizing inhabitants
15:45: Don’t ask for permission – simply do it- used personal funding handy out needles free of charge
17:00: Political interference by US embassy / UN – advised to cease in by powers that be in NSW – refused
20:10: Lesson learnt – Govt too gradual to maneuver – Minister despatched police to “interview” Wodak
22:30: Each $ spent on needle alternate programmes $28 saved in line with research
23:20: Ben Mostyn – Research on infections query
24:08: How to consider to forcing govt right into a regulation dialog(s) – Homosexual rights & marriage equality a very good instance of how one can engender reform
26:30: Nonsense insurance policies on tobacco & vaping – destined to break down – holding Australia again on hashish reform
27:20 Ben Mostyn Breaking the regulation results in good outcomes – failure of Labour governments to maneuver on hashish regulation – Internation ideas?
29:30 Geoff Gallup – Worldwide Panorama – The UN
29:54: Human Rights at UN & drug coverage – Colombia strategy – sturdy vote in favour of Colombian proposals – There may be present motion inside the UN
33:20: South Africa & The Rastafarian strategy
34:30: Constructive for the long run – Momentum in play as we converse (Alex Wodak) The Vienna Consensus is over
37:45: Ben Mostyn – much less pessimistic about UN adjustments – on the lookout for the open window – minor concessions by UN / politicians
39:30: Andrew Kavasilas – feedback from the ground in regards to the Australlian expertise
42:20: Brian Walker – Regulation & False Premise idea – Worldwide regulation primarily based on a lie – what does that imply?
44:10: Ben Mostyn laws says what it says
45:00: Rhys Cohen query & ideas re present US political thought on hashish reform – the again & forth on the subject between state & federal and inside the GOP
49:00: Alex Wodak knowledge & prices argument re politics & politicians – modest reform brings optimistic advantages
51:00: Rhys Cohen query to Geoff Gallup – figuring out what you recognize now what are your ideas? It’s all about managing opposition
52:00: Taxes challenge? Strikes legalization ahead?
53:00: Ben Mostyn wrap up
