Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List Program

A specialised drug treatment sentencing option within the ACT Supreme Court – an alternative approach to rehabilitating offenders whose crime is related to drug and alcohol dependency

Operating hours

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Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wait time

Contact the service for more information

After hours support

Yes

Description

The ACT Supreme Court has a sentencing option for those people whose drug and alcohol use has contributed to their offending.  The Supreme Court sentencing process is referred to as the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List (DASL).

The DASL was developed to offer an alternative approach to rehabilitating offenders whose crime is related to drug or alcohol dependency.

It’s aim is to improve people’s health and well-being, reintegrate them into the community and reduce criminal offending

Similar court programs exist in every state of Australia and have been shown to be effective in improving health of participants and reducing crime.

Those sentenced under the DASL must engage in an intensive treatment program, which is overseen by a judge.

To be eligible to participate in the process, the person must:

  • be over 18 years and live in the ACT
  • likely to be imprisoned between one and four years;
  • have no other sentencing orders in place;
  • be dependent on alcohol or other drugs;
  • give informed consent to the order being made; and
  • not have committed a serious violence offence or a sexual offence.

Age range eligibility

18-25 year old
26 +

Documentation

N/A

Other exclusions

N/A

Treatment type

Case management
Counselling
Day program
Information and education (only)
Pharmacotherapy
Residential treatment
Specialist ATOD primary health care
Withdrawal management (detoxification)

ACT and NSW residents

Accepts ACT residents

Phones permitted

N/A

Smoking permitted

N/A

Fees

No fees
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Hotline

National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline

1800 250 015

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Are you from interstate?

The National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline automatically directs you to the Alcohol and Drug Information Service in your State or Territory

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