Publication date:
29 June 2026
This Cabinet material outlines the steps taken to clarify the legal status of large nitrous oxide cannisters, and prohibiting import of all nitrous oxide, except where an importer has the permission of the Director-General of Health.
Titles of Cabinet paper:
- Addressing nitrous oxide misuse.
Titles of minutes:
- Report of the Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee: Period Ending 28 April 2026 (CAB-26-MIN-0132)
- Minute of Decision: Addressing Nitrous Oxide Misuse (SOU-26-MIN-0035).
Other Documents:
- Briefing - Options to restrict the use of nitrous oxide - H2026078645
- Briefing - Options to respond to nitrous oxide misuse - H2026079183
- Briefing - Draft cabinet paper: Addressing nitrous oxide misuse - H2026080750
