South Australia

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Projects and community groups

The Anangu Lands Paper Tracker. Yalata: access to Opal fuel [website]

Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (ADAC) SA Inc. (2000) Petrol sniffing and other solvents – a community resource. [website]

If you have a project you would like us to add to this page please email us.

South Australian government web pages
 
Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia. Volatile Substances. [website]

Childrens, Youth and Women’s Health Service. Young Adult Health.  Inhalants. [website]

Childrens, Youth and Women’s Health Service. Kids Health. Inhalants. [website]

Childrens, Youth and Women’s Health Service. Parenting & Child Health. Inhalants. [website]

Legislation

South Australian legislation homepage. [website]

The legislation in South Australia relating to inhalant abuse:

Statutes Amendment (Petroleum Products) Act 2007 [pdf - 20 kB]
An Act to amend the Controlled Substances Act 1984 and the Petroleum Products
Regulation Act 1995.

Controlled Substances Act 1984 [website]
An Act to regulate or prohibit the manufacture, production, sale, supply, possession, handling or use of certain poisons, drugs, therapeutic and other substances, and of certain therapeutic devices; to repeal the Food and Drugs Act 1908; and for other related purposes.

Controlled Substances (Volatile Solvents) Regulations 1996 [website]
These regulations declare 56 chemicals defined as volatile solvents.

Petroleum Products Regulation Act 1995 [website]
Part 7 - Sale of petroleum products to children

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 [pdf - 210 kB]
Section 42D - Offences relating to the supply of regulated substances

Help

For information, counselling, referral and advice

Alcohol & Drug Information Service
24 hour helpline
1300 131 340

{ page updated: 28 January 2010 }