‘Nang’ sales to minors, nitrous oxide supply to be targeted after teen’s death

Key points

• A Canberra coroner has recommended the ACT government consider banning nitrous oxide sales to people under 18. The recommendation follows a 2023 crash in which an 18-year-old P-plater, influenced by the gas, veered off the road into Isabella Pond and drowned.
• Health Minister Marisa Paterson said the government agreed to two of the three recommendations and that regulatory changes could be brought in within 12 months.
• The changes would closely mirror new NSW rules starting on 5 November.