National Police Drug and Alcohol Coordinating Committee (NPDACC)
The National Police Drug and Alcohol Coordinating Committee was derived from the former National Police Drug Education Committee.
Background
The National Police Drug and Alcohol Coordinating Committee (NPDACC) was preceded by the former National Police Drug Educators Committee (NPDEC) which was established in July 1993 to provide a focus for the development of educational strategies to support the National Drug Strategy in minimising the harmful effects of drugs and their use in Australian society.Over time the role of State Police Community Drug Education Officers expanded and Police Drug and Alcohol Coordinators took over as the Committee's work encompassed more complex drug and alcohol issues and related policy development. Subsequently in 1995 the Committee's brief was extended to reflect its expanded role, the membership was expanded to include a research/evaluation person with a health background and the Committee's name was changed to the National Police Drug and Alcohol Coordinating Committee (NPDACC).
Terms of Reference
NPDACC's terms of reference reflect the objectives of the National Drug Strategic Framework 2004-2009 and are as follows:- to provide a forum for information sharing between Drug and Alcohol Coordinators which contributes to informed briefings to Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs and National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund representatives;
- to support the development and implementation of National Drug Strategy initiatives;
- to identify and promote quality practice in law enforcement prevention initiatives;
- to build and promote partnerships;
- to develop and support national law enforcement information sharing networks in the drug and alcohol field; and
- to provide expert input into law enforcement drug and alcohol related projects.
Membership as at April 2007
Inspector Steve James (Chair)Drug and Alcohol Policy Coordinator, Victoria Police
Inspector Peter Mansfield (Deputy Chair)
Drug and Alcohol Coordinator, Queensland Police Service
Ms Katherine Mann (Secretariat)
Drug and Alcohol Coordination, Queensland Police Service
Sergeant Scott Mitchell
Drug and Alcohol Coordinator, Northern Territory Police
Chief Inspector Peter Harvey
Drug and Alcohol Policy Coordinator, South Australian Police
Mr Jeremy Davey
Queensland University of Technology
Mr Stephen Biggs
Drug and Alcohol Policy Coordinator, Tasmania Police
Senior Sergeant Steve George
Alcohol and Drug Coordination, Western Australia Police
Ms Pat Ward
Drug and Alcohol Coordination, New South Wales Police
Mr Adam Churchill
Policy and Strategic Services Group, Australian Federal Police
Ms Lesley Daly
Strategic Adviser Drugs and Alcohol, New Zealand Police
Ms Andrea Coss
Drug and Alcohol Policy, Australian Capital Territory Policing
Mr Roger Nicholas
Senior Policy Officer, Australasian Centre for Policing Research
Ms Vicki Hancock
Australian Centre for Policing Research
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