Alcohol Strategy

Question 1

What are the 5 priority areas for reducing alcohol related harm

Answer 1

1. Effective enforcement of liquor licensing legislation
2. Reducing/preventing antisocial/ violent behaviour
3. Preventing alcohol related road trauma
4. Protecting at risk individuals and community from alcohol harm
5. Culture change around excessive drinking

Question 2

What is priority area 1:

Answer 2

Effective enforcement of liquor licensing legislation

Question 3

Alcohol strategy

What is priority area 2

Answer 3

Preventing and reducing antisocial and violent behaviour

Question 4

Alcohol strategy

What is priority area 3

Answer 4

Preventing alcohol related road trauma

Question 5

Alcohol strategy

What is priority area 4

Answer 5

Protecting at risk people and communities from alcohol related harm.

Question 6

Alcohol strategy

What is priority area 5

Answer 6

Supporting culture change around excessive drinking.

Question 7

Priority area 1 - enforcement of liquor licensing legislation involves what?

Answer 7

Improve response to development application for new premises
Monitor breaches with targeted operations, Intell
Guide submissions for disciplinary action against licensed premises
Police, trained, resourced to enforce legislation
Effective partnerships with govt/local communtiy and liquor accords
Legislation review of promotion , sale, supply of alcohol

Question 8

Alcohol strategy
Priority area 2 preventing and reducing antisocial and violent behaviour.
What does this include

Answer 8

Use and enforce proactive powers
HVP in and around licensed premises
Bail conditions were alcohol is a factor
Participation and promotion of alcohol diversion programs
Use technology to monitor alcohol hotspots.
New legislation and policy to reduce antisocial and violent behaviour

Question 9

Priority area 3 preventing alcohol related road trauma

What does this mean.

Answer 9

RBT operations in peak times and area for drink driving
Support road safety campaigns
Work with RMS, agencies and community to develop strategies to reduce road trauma

Question 10

Priority area 4 protecting at risk and vulnerable individuals and communities from alcohol related harm.
What does this mean.

Answer 10

Police participation in CDATS (community drug action teams) local solutions for local problems.
Education for at risk people/ community
Police involvement in diversionary programs
Educate parents on impact of underage drinking and secondary supply.

Question 11

Priority area 5 - cultural change around excessive drinking

What does this mean

Answer 11

Use social media to inform public about alcohol related harm
Work with local schools to raise awareness about legal, health and social impact of drinking by kids
Report reductions in alcohol related to crime to the community.