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Mick Palmer AO

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Michael John (Mick) Palmer is a barrister and 33 year career police officer with extensive experience in police leadership and reform in community, national and international policing. In 1994 Mick was appointed Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (AFP). He was also the inaugural Deputy Chair of the National Council against Drugs (NCAD), a position he occupied until retirement in 2001.

Mick is currently a spokesperson for the Ted Noffs Foundation’s Take control Campaign, for Safer, Saner Drug Laws, a Director Emeritus of Australia 21 and an Ambassador for SMART Recovery.

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Drive Change Update on NSW Drug Driving Laws

Statement by Cate Faehrmann MLC “On Wednesday 19 March 2025, I secured the support of the NSW Legislative Council calling on NSW Police, NSW Health and other relevant government agencies to release all data relating to mobile drug testing and medicinal cannabis. There is currently a distinct lack of available data and information to assess […]

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Reform for Roadside Drug Testing in NSW

This report provides an overview of recent data provided to the Legislative Council by the Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism in New South Wales on 10 September 2024, with regards to roadside drug tests conducted over the last 5 years (by Local Area Command), number of positives by drug type and whether there has been […]

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