About
Our Mission
We strive to improve the professionalism of workplace drug and alcohol testing by:
Our Team
I have worked in health care, including building, owning and running medical centres, hospitals and laboratories, for over 30 years.
I firmly believe that worksite alcohol and drug testing plays a key role in assisting employers with reducing workplace accidents as well as demonstrating a care and commitment to their staff.
I have a bachelor’s degree in Science from Curtin University, a post graduate degree in biomedical science and an MBA. My prior experience includes working for a large publicly ASX listed healthcare company as a senior executive.
Patrick has been working in workplace drug testing since 1995. Prior to 1995, he worked with various multi-national medical diagnostic companies. Patrick holds degrees in Biomedical Science and Marketing and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In 2008 he developed and co-authored a nationally accredited training package in Drug & Alcohol Screening.
In 2015, Patrick became a representative on the Standards Australia technical committee CH-039 for the Detection and Analysis of Drugs in Specimens of Human Origin to revise the procedures for specimen collection and the detection and quantitation of drugs in oral fluids (AS4760). Then continued with this Committee as Standards Australia as they update the standard on the detection of drugs in urine specimens (AS4308) until October 2022.
Patrick firmly believes that WDTA has brought our industry together as we build prominence as a peak body in workplace drug & alcohol testing. Joining WDTA is important, we as members, educate broader industry sectors about the requirement of safe working environment. Through the work of WDTA we will see our industry continue to grow & foster.
Steve has over 30 years’ experience in AOD, providing policy, technical and analytical expertise across all alcohol and other drug testing and training services.
He has an extensive history of senior executive leadership in science and health care and substantial experience in policy development and consulting.
Scott holds an MBA with strong financial literacy and governance skills.
A nominated member of CH039 and CH036 since the 1990s. Currently, owner and director of Inscience Limited NZ, who supply test products, support, consult and training in the workplace drug testing industry across NZ. Also the co-owner, and technical lead, for Drugwise testing group who supply drug testing services NZ wide.
Richard looks forward to bringing his experiences in managing previous teams on a national basis, and business owner to the board of the WDTA. These experiences cover the full range of services many of WDTA members are involved with on a daily basis, including policy development, implementation, training and managing testing programmes for large and small business.
About Us
This incorporation came about after a number of individual organisations recognised that the continued growth in the drug testing market, along with the challenges and opportunities arising from technological and scientific advances in the field of drug testing, would benefit from a collaborative approach to ensure the highest levels of integrity and professionalism are maintained in Australasia.
WDTA members account for about 75-80 percent of all workplace drug testing in Australia, and a growing presence in the Australasian region, allowing us to speak with credibility and authority in every aspect, ensuring:
- Implementation of best practices and the latest technology for accurate workplace drug and alcohol testing.
- Provision of technological and scientific advice in the field of workplace drug and alcohol testing.
- Consistency, reliability, accuracy, and quality for workplace drug and alcohol testing.
Our members include the largest drug and alcohol testing companies in Australasia. We represent the Industry on all relevant Australian Standards for workplace drug testing, supply information to Government Bodies and represent the broad interests of this sector in Australasia.