Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, in writing, on 24 March 2011:

In respect of applications to the Office of Chemical Safety & Environmental Health for the importation of narcotic, psychotropic and precursor substances, over the past five years ending 28 February 2011 without disclosing the identity of applicants, how much time passed between (a) receipt, and (b) finalisation, of each application.

Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

The time between receipt and finalisation of 9,607 applications for licences or permits for the importation of narcotic, psychotropic and precursor substances, from 2007 to 28 February 2011, ranges from 1 to 350 days.