Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

(1)   That the Senate—

(a)   notes the report of the Community Affairs References Committee, Beyond petrol sniffing: renewing hope for Indigenous communities, dated June 2006, and the current expenditure on programs aimed at addressing petrol sniffing; and

(b)   expresses concern at recent reports on the increase of petrol sniffing in central Australia.

(2)   That the following matters be referred to the Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 16 October 2008:

(a)   the ongoing effectiveness of the eight-point plan in combating petrol sniffing in central Australia;

(b)   the extent of the roll out of Opal fuel;

(c)   the delivery of youth services in affected areas;

(d)   the effectiveness and adequacy of resources provided to address petrol sniffing and substance abuse in central Australia; and

(e)   what more needs to be done to effectively address petrol sniffing.

Question agreed to.