Petrol sniffing is not a crime, is it?

The latest from the NT Drug News Vault:

"A 2004 NT Government report found about 360 young Territorians sniff petrol - mostly in remote communities.

It also found children as young as five were sniffing and some mothers were using petrol-soaked rags to calm their babies.

Following the report, the Territory Government developed a $10 million plan to tackle the problem - including new laws banning petrol sniffing.

Part of this funding will go towards the residential rehabilitation centres. Under the program, sniffers will be able to check themselves in for voluntary treatment.

But for the first 12 months the service will only be for people on treatment orders - issued by a court or police."

Read the whole article here.