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ARTICLE · 27 JANUARY 2022

in Sydney remained stable after Lockout Laws

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Study found that the introduction of lockout laws simply shifted the number of offences out of the CBD & into nearby suburbs.

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Avinash Singh
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A study into assault charges in Sydney has found that the introduction of lockout laws simply shifted the number of offences out of the CBD and into nearby suburbs.

The study also showed that a decrease in assaults occurred after media reporting into alcohol fuelled violence, rather than the introduction of the laws.

The Police Minister has suggested that the lockout laws 'served their purpose' as the government plans to revitalise nightlife in Sydney.

Sydney Assault Charges Move Away from CBD

Professor Don Weatherburn from the University of NSW National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, was a co-author of the study. He said that the lockout laws appeared to have caused assault charges in Sydney to move from the CBD and Kings Cross to surrounding suburbs.

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