The Attorney-General introduced the Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled
Violence Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (the
Bill) into the Queensland Parliament on 12
November 2015. The Bill has been referred to the Legal Affairs and
Community Safety Committee, which is to provide a report on the
Bill by 8 February 2016.
The objectives of the Bill are to:
- tackle alcohol-fuelled violence, particularly late at night;
and
- provide greater clarity and improve operation efficiency in the
regulation of licensed premises.
The Bill proposes to implement a number of reforms which have
recently been discussed in the media. We outline some of these as
follows:
- Creation of '3am Safe Night Precincts'
– Under current legislation, certain areas within the State
may be declared as 'Safe Night Precincts.' The Bill
proposes that such areas may, by regulation, be further designated
as '3am Safe Night Precincts.' A precinct may only be
declared as a 3am Safe Night Precinct if to do so
