Daniel Peter Jermy's home detention order cancelled over drug use

The revelation came from a Department of Community Corrections officer who was seeking cancellation of Daniel Peter Jermy's nine-month home detention order for continued drug use.

Jermy, 45, a pizza chef, received the order in Burnie Magistrates court on November 10 last year with strict condition that he not use drugs.

He was convicted of drug driving, two counts of making a false statutory declaration and false statements, two counts of possession of a controlled drug, two counts of making a false report to police and attempting to dishonestly acquire a financial advantage in 2021.

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The officer also told the court that Jermy contacted the department asking for permission to attend Cash Converters and borrow $1000 as soon as possible.

"He then said the money was owed for a drug debt and that there was a threat to his personal safety that day," the officer told the court.

"A decision was made to allow him to attend Cash Converters to get a loan to pay the drug debt later that night.

"That same day he deviated from the approved route and stopped at 61 Invermay Rd - which was an unauthorised stop and was a breach of the order."

Under the home detention system, a person can be called to provide urinalysis at any time.

The officer said Jermy was told to attend on January 31, 2023 but did not attend.

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He was also instructed to attend on February 1.

"On February 3, the department received a call from the Tasmanian Medical Laboratory saying that the sample was not human urine," the officer said.

"Mr Jermy maintained that it was his sample, but a TML representative indicated it was not of human origin."

On February 7 and March 3, he tested positive to methylamphetamine, and as a result, was considered no longer suitable for the order.

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Defence counsel Andrew Lonergan asked Magistrate Evan Hughes to impose a wholly suspended sentence.

He said Jermy's problems were rooted in a longstanding use of methylamphetamine, but the order had some rehabilitative effect.

However, Mr Hughes observed that Jermy's non-compliance started within two months of starting the order and remanded him in custody for sentence on March 16.

The home detention order was cancelled.

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