In our last legal update, we foreshadowed some possible
amendments to the liquor laws in Queensland. On Sunday, the
Queensland Government released its "Safe Night Out
Strategy", a draft plan to tackle alcohol-related and
drug-related violence that occurs in or around licensed premises in
Queensland, and follows New South Wales' recent legislative
changes to address anti-social behaviour arising from excessive
drinking.
The draft plan attempts to provide a holistic approach, with
"sober safe centres" in 15 new "Safe Night
Precincts", harsher penalties, school education programs and
substantial new powers for the Regulator addressing this
much-publicised problem.
Like New South Wales, the Queensland Government proposes a suite
of legislative measures to tackle alcohol and drug-fuelled violence
including:
