Inquiries and legal issues

Information about relevant inquiries and recent coronial inquests relating to the use of inhalants is collected here. This section will be expanded when information about other relevant law and justice issues becomes available.
Please note: Inquests (under Legal issues) includes information relating to identified individuals and may upset some readers. This section is included as it provides valuable information relating to inhalant use where generally there is a paucity of information.

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Inquiries

Current inquiries

No relevant inquiries currently underway

Past inquiries

Inquiry into petrol sniffing in remote Aboriginal communities
Parliament of Australia. Senate Community Affairs Committee.

On 5 October 2005, the Australian Parliament’s Senate requested its Community Affairs Committee to undertake an inquiry into:

  • the effectiveness of existing laws and policing with respect to petrol sniffing in affected Indigenous communities;
  • the effectiveness of diversionary initiatives and community level activities; and
  • lessons that can be learned from the success some communities have had in reducing petrol sniffing including the impact of non-sniffable Opal petrol.

Community Affairs References Committee (2006)
Beyond petrol sniffing: renewing hope for Indigenous communities.
Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia
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View website: Parliament of Australia

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Legal issues

Inquests

South Australian Coroner's Office

2005

Inquest concerning the deaths of Kunmanara Ward, Kunmanara Ken, Kunmanara Ryan and Kunmanara Cooper
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2002

Inquest concerning the death of Kunmanara Ken.
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Northern Territory Coroner’s Office

2005

Inquest into the deaths of Kumanjay Presley, Kunmanara Coulthard and Kunmanara Brumby
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