The Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles has launched an attack on the critics of his Government's plan to force alcoholics into rehabilitation,  accusing his critics of feeding off Aboriginal disadvantage.

The Government's alcohol policies have been criticised by members of the AMA (Australian Medical Association), the Northern Territory Police Association and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda.

NT Chief Minister Adam Giles spoke about the plan over the weekend, saying he had a strong message for opponents of the proposed alcohol policy reforms.

“To all those, what I would categorise as leftie welfare orientated people, who rely on the misery and the poverty to sustain their own personal economy - get out of the way,” he said, “this is about the rights of the children, about the rights of the women, and the men, who suffer the consequences of chronic alcoholics.”

Under the Government's plan, people arrested by police for being drunk three times in two months will be assessed for mandatory rehabilitation. There would be criminal sanctions for people who repeatedly abscond from the treatment.

The Northern Territory's alcohol policies have become another source of tension between the federal and Territory governments, Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, says she's concerned that the Northern Territory Government is still failing to develop a comprehensive plan.

The Northern Territory Government is planning to begin the roll-out of its new alcohol policy next week. A run-down of current NT alcohol policies is avilable online.