National and state policies

State policies

• Drug and Alcohol Interagency Strategic Framework for Western Australia 2011-2015 - is Western Australia's key policy document that outlines strategies which seek to prevent and reduce the adverse impacts of alcohol and other drugs in Western Australia.
  • Annual Agency Action Plans - outlining key activities developed and implemented by State Government agencies to support the Framework.
• Drug and Alcohol Office Reconciliation Action Plan 2012 – The Drug and Alcohol Office’s vision for reconciliation is to work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to value and lead healthy and safe lifestyles with access to quality services and programs to prevent and reduce alcohol and other drug-related harm.
• Strong Spirit Strong Mind - Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Framework for Western Australia 2011- 2015 - guides and informs planning, development and implementation of strategies that will help address AOD related harm in Aboriginal communities.
• WA Drug and Alcohol Strategy 2005-2009 – A comprehensive state-wide approach to addressing the harms associated with alcohol and other drug use in Western Australia.
  
  • Key achievements of the 2005-2009 Strategy - a review of the progress made during the five-year period of the WA Drug and Alcohol Strategy 2005-2009.
• WA Illicit Amphetamine Summit - Government Action Plan 2007 – The State Government’s response to the 2007 summit on amphetamines; comprises 49 law enforcement, treatment and prevention initiatives to further develop and improve services and programs to address illicit amphetamine use in Western Australia.
• Community Drug Summit Report 2001 - Recommendations and the State Government’s response to the 2001 summit that involved broad community input into drug policy and program formation.
  • Summit recommendations
  • Government response to recommendations
• WA Health Cultural Respect Implementation Framework - The Western Australian Health Department policy aiming to improve access to health services through recognition, appreciation and response to cultural diversity.

National policies

• National Drug Strategy 2010-2015 - The national, overarching harm minimisation approach aimed at building safe and healthy communities by minimising alcohol, tobacco and other drug related health, social and economic harms among individuals, families and communities within Australia.
• National Drug Strategy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Complementary Action Plan 2003-2009 - A national plan that addresses issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the use of licit and illicit drugs.