Minister Fiona Nash, the Commonwealth Government’s Assistant Minister for Health has decided not to continue ADCA's funding. This includes core funding, along with all project funding, effective immediately.

Minister Nash's decision ignores previous undertakings and commitment provided to ADCA in April 2013 about ongoing funding for ADCA to 2015.

ADCA was informed of this late yesterday, and was advised it was part of the government’s budget deficit reduction strategy

As a consequence, the ADCA Board decided last evening to place ADCA into voluntary administration and to appoint an administrator.

The ADCA Board will continue to work with the administrator, emphasising the critical support which ADCA provides to the AOD sector and national community public health.