WHEN WE DRINK
Address availability and alcohol related violence
- Introduce 3am as the latest time for serving alcohol in pubs and clubs
- Maintain and extend the freeze on granting new late night licences
- Introduce 10pm as the latest time for packaged liquor sales
HOW WE DRINK
Promote safer consumption of alcohol
- Tighten controls on the availability of packaged liquor
- Prohibit activities which encourage irresponsible drinking
- Introduce a responsible service requirement for secondary supply
WHERE WE DRINK
Minimise harm through liquor licensing reform
- Tighten controls on liquor licensing including tailoring approaches to liquor licensing in high risk areas.
- Prioritise harm minimisation in liquor licensing
- Consider transport options in assessing licence applications
DRINK MESSAGES
Protect children and young people from alcohol advertising
- Restrict alcohol advertising from places and times where children and young people may be exposed.
- Support advertising restrictions with a sustained social marketing campaign about responsible drinking.
POLICY EVALUATION
Support evidence-based policy
- Commence collecting alcohol sales data in order to evaluate policies.
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