Former South Australian Opposition Leader Convicted of Supplying Drugs

David Speirs had pleaded guilty to 2 charges of supplying drugs to another person but asked to be discharged without conviction. The court refused.

David Speirs has resigned as leader of the Opposition in SA. Courtesy of the SA Liberal Party

The former leader of the Liberal Opposition in South Australia has lost his bid to be discharged without conviction after pleading guilty to two charges of supplying a controlled substance to another person on separate occasions in August last year.

At a previous appearance, his lawyer had asked that the court not record a conviction so his client could travel overseas, but on April 24, the magistrate declined that application and fined Speirs $9,000 and ordered that he undertake 37-and-a-half hours of community service.