The proposal would involve three components.

omponent 1: Establish a drug testing agency with a number of drug testing sites in capital cities and regional hubs. The number of drug testing sites would be as follows.

• 2019-20: six drug testing sites in capital cities
• 2020-21: 10 drug testing sites in capital cities
• 2021-22: 12 drug testing sites in capital cities, two in regional hubs
• 2022-23 and beyond: 14 drug testing sites in capital cities, four in regional hubs.

Each site would occupy 50 square metres of commercial space outside of public thoroughfares. Each site would operate three nights per week from 4:00pm to 2:00am, with an additional hour per night for opening and closing operations.

Each site would employ two alcohol and drug workers (Certificate IV qualified), one administrative officer and one security guard. The wages of staff would be indexed each year to the wage price index.

Component 2: Establish free pill testing services at Australian music festivals.

Component 3: Commit $140,000 each year, indexed to the wage price index from 2020-21, for data collection, analysis and communication of results of the drug tests. The Department of Health would be responsible for coordinating these function of the drug testing sites.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019 and would be ongoing.