Grasping the opportunity of Opal: assessing the impact of the Petrol Sniffing Strategy
Issue: Vol 9 No 1, January 2009 - March 2009
Related to Remote Substance use Volatile substance use Northern Territory
Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs (2009)
Grasping the opportunity of Opal: assessing the impact of the Petrol Sniffing Strategy
Canberra: Senate Community Affairs Committee, Parliament of Australia
The Australian Parliament’s Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs compiled this report on its inquiry into the impact of the Petrol Sniffing Strategy. The report contains 18 recommendations, addressing the following matters: the ongoing effectiveness of the eight-point plan in combating petrol sniffing in central Australia; the extent of the roll out of Opal fuel; the delivery of youth services in the affected areas; the effectiveness and adequacy of resources provided to address petrol sniffing and substance abuse in central Australia; and what more needs to be done to effectively address petrol sniffing.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
- Further information:
- View report (PDF – 1.7 MB – large file warning!)
- View web site: Inquiry into petrol sniffing and substance abuse in central Australia
- Force ‘recalcitrant roadhouses’ to sell Opal: inquiry
View media release: ABC News (19 March 2009) - Petrol sniffing decline linked to introduction of safer fuel
View video: ABC News (19 March 2009) - View website: Parliament of Australia
- View web resource: Inhalant misuse (Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet)
- Contact details:
- Committee Secretary, Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, PO Box 6100, Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600, ph: (02) 6277 3515, fax: (02) 6277 5829, email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au