Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Medical Cannabis and Driving Offences) Bill 2026

An Act to amend the Road Transport Act 2013 to provide for the registration of registered medical cannabis users on the NSW driver licence register; to provide that, in certain circumstances, a registered medical cannabis user may drive with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the user’s oral fluid or blood below a specified maximum concentration; and for related purposes.

Key details

Type:
Government
Origin:
Legislative Assembly
Status:
In Legislative Council, Second Reading, Debate interrupted, Wed 05 August 2026
Introduced by:
Ms Jenny Aitchison (The Hon. John Graham)

Documents

Statements of public interest tabled in the Legislative Council can be found under 'Bill Attachments'.

Hansard

Hansard includes speeches and debates on the Bill in both Houses.

Second reading speeches

Amendments

Members can lodge amendments to Bills that are considered in their House. If a House is not listed, no amendments were lodged by members in that House. Amendments that are agreed to in one House are sent to the other House for agreement.

Progress

The tables below show the progress of the Bill through both Houses, including information on assent. If a House is not listed, the Bill did not pass the originating House.

Legislative Assembly

Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly

Introduced by Ms Jenny Aitchison
Notice of Motion Thu 18 June 2026
Introduced Thu 25 June 2026
First Reading Thu 25 June 2026
2R Speech Thu 25 June 2026
Second Reading Tue 04 August 2026
Third Reading Wed 05 August 2026
Date Passed LA Wed 05 August 2026
Legislative Council
Member with carriage The Hon. John Graham
Introduced Wed 05 August 2026
First Reading Wed 05 August 2026
2R Speech Thu 06 August 2026

Legislation review digest

See Legislation Review Digest No. 49 of 58 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.

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