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Being on a medication that is prescribed by a doctor for a medical condition is not a lifestyle choice. In many cases its a life and death decision if you feel pressured not to take your prescribed medication.
The problem with the current DAMP process is that it assumes that all positive tests are an offence even if there is a valid medical reason. There is no provision for registering the fact that you are on a legally prescribed medication that has been determined by a CASA approved doctor to not have any effect on your work performance.
For some time there was a DAMP video that actually said that if you tested positive for any drug you had committed an offence. It now seemsto have been removed but I suspect that is still CASA's position. This CASA position seems to be questionable under the Human Rights Legislation.
As I said in the earlier post CASA is trying to work with a one "size" fits all system which in actual fact is a multi "size" environment. At the same time we have a stated Federal Govt aim to extend the working life of all Austalians and not discriminate by a number of categories including age and medical condition.
Wunwing
Last edited by Wunwing; 26th Nov 2012 at 17:51.