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Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999
106BObjects of compulsory drug treatment
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#### 106B Objects of compulsory drug treatment
106B Objects of compulsory drug treatment
> The objects of compulsory drug treatment are—
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> > (a) to provide a comprehensive program of compulsory treatment and rehabilitation under judicial supervision for drug dependent persons who repeatedly resort to criminal activity to support that dependency, and
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> > (b) to effectively treat those persons for drug dependency, eliminating their illicit drug use while in the program and reducing the likelihood of relapse on release, and
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> > (c) to promote the re-integration of those persons into the community, and
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> > (d) to prevent and reduce crime by reducing those persons’ need to resort to criminal activity to support their dependency.
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> **pt 4A, div 1 (ss 106A–106E):** Ins 2004 No 42, Sch 3 \[4\].