The Australian enterprises are naturally dependent upon the people who work there, and for those people to perform their daily tasks to the best of their ability; and it is well established that impairment through Alcohol or other Drugs (AOD) can cause reduced employee effectiveness, increase absenteeism and lead to an increase in workplace safety incidents. As a consequence employers across Australia have started to deploy AOD testing programs to act as both a deterrent as well as to catch persistent offenders. Deployment of an effective AOD Program across even a large organisation is relatively easy to do however there is always the question how effective is any program? Compounding this question is the 6 states, 2 territories and one federal government within Australia each one has its own set of laws concerning…

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