02/2024 Child Safety Hair Testing - Drugs

When a court is deciding on awarding custody (FCFCoA) or restoring parental rights (Children's Court) they will require a hair test for drugs and/or alcohol. This is based on a variety of factors including a persons health records (i.e. prescriptions for medications used to treat alcoholism, admittance to rehab etc.) and/or criminal record (i.e. drug related offences, alcohol related offences etc.).

Between March 2024 and June 2024 we received orders from the following courts to conduct hair follicle testing:

• Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (approximately 80% of the orders)

• Children's Court of New South Wales - Lismore (approximately 20% of the orders)

37.04% of all persons tested were confirmed positive for drugs.

62.96% of all persons tested were confirmed negative for drugs.

The drug of choice was Cannabis/THC and for the first time since we've been keeping statistics Methamphetamine has fallen from second place which is a great start!