The NSW Government announced its plans to establish a Special Commission of Inquiry into ice this week. 

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the Special Commission of Inquiry into crystal methamphetamine will inquire into and report on the nature, prevalence and impact of ice in NSW. 

Moreover, the Commission will inquire into the adequacy of existing measures to tackle ice and explore other options to strengthen NSW’s response to ice, including law enforcement, education and treatment/rehabilitation responses. 

“Ice is a destructive drug that is ruining too many lives across NSW, especially in our regional centres,” Ms Berejiklian said.

“We are establishing a powerful Special Commission of Inquiry because we want every option on the table to bolster our existing efforts to combat the evolving threat of this dangerous, illegal drug – and to get help for those who need it,” she added. 

NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller added that preventing and disrupting the manufacture, importation and dealing of ice would mean that there would be less crime the Police would have to respond to. 

“This drug is destroying families and killing people across NSW and my officers are on the front line every day dealing with the damage and violence it causes.”

Subject to the Governor’s approval, Professor Daniel Howard SC – a former President of the NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal and a former NSW Crown Prosecutor – will be commissioned to lead the Special Commission of Inquiry.

The Special Commission of Inquiry into ice is expected to report in 2019.