Detouring civil liberties? Drug-driving laws in Australia

Griffith Law Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 330-349

  Prichard, Jeremy ^a   Matthews, Allison ^a   Bruno, Raimondo ^a   Rayment, Katherine ^b   James, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies   (Australia)

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EID: 84923646107     PISSN: 10383441     EISSN: 18394205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10383441.2010.10854679     Document Type: Article

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