`Drug house' legislation for NT

DARWIN — Northern Territory police minister Syd Stirling confirmed on February 13 that legislation will be introduced to the territory parliament in May to give the police power to shut down “known drug houses”.

Stirling said, “We have to construct and enhance police powers in legislative terms to deal with the sort of situation which could have been [dealt with] under [the Country-Liberal Party's anti-social conduct laws].”

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Pubdate: 20 February 2002
Source: Green Left Weekly
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