Alcohol-fuelled violence

QUEENSLAND CHEERS AS LOCKOUTS SCRAPPED

Queensland’s government has listened to its constituents and experts from Deakin University, and scrapped plans for the introduction of its contentious lockout laws. An already watered-down version of the ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Legislation Amendment Act’ 2016 came into effect on 1 July, last year. All licensed venues in the state were required to cease trading

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SOFTENED QUEENSLAND LIQUOR LAWS COME INTO EFFECT TODAY

Queensland’s ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Legislation Amendment Act’ 2016 comes into effect today, already softened pending “whether to proceed” as licensees call OLGR’s bluff. From 1 July, 2016, all licensed venues statewide are required to cease trading at 2am – with the exception of approved ‘Safe Night Precincts’ (SNPs), which are eligible for 3am closing. No

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