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Sydney’s lockout laws set to be wound back across CBD but Kings Cross still under curfew

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Original article by Paige Cockburn
abc.net au – Page: Online : 9-Sep-19

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian says that Sydney’s lockout laws should be rolled back, in order to bolster Sydney’s night-time economy. A joint parliamentary committee is investigating Sydney’s night-time economy, and is due to release its report in coming weeks. It is expected that 1.30am lockouts would be lifted in Sydney’s CBD entertainment district, but would remain in place in Kings Cross. Venue operators have welcomed the prospect that the lockout laws will be eased, but St Vincent’s Hospital has expressed its disappointment; it notes it has not seen one alcohol-related assault death since the laws were introduced in 2014.

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No proposals to change lockout laws, Baird says

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Original article by Nicole Hasham
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 3 : 16-Jan-15

New South Wales Deputy Premier Troy Grant recently signalled an early review, and possible reform, of liquor laws introduced in February 2014. They mean operators of licensed venues in the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross area must "lock out" patrons after 1.30am, and cease selling alcohol at 3am. Pubs and clubs had applauded any move to have the regulations scaled back, but this was opposed by police and by doctors’ lobby groups. Premier Mike Baird has now ruled out amending the current system

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NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE ASSOCIATION, FOUNDATION FOR ALCOHOL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION LIMITED, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF TOURISM, SPORT AND RECREATION

Doctors, police call for lockout laws statewide

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Original article by Nicole Hasham
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 2 : 14-Jan-15

The New South Wales (NSW) Government remains non-committal on whether it will reform liquor laws rolled out in February 2014. They force the operators of licensed venues in the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross area to "lock out" patrons after 1.30am, and finish selling alcohol at 3am. A review will take place in mid-2015. While pubs and clubs want the regulations to be scaled back, their extension to all of the state is backed by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the NSW Police Association

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NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE ASSOCIATION, POLICE FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA, ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, WESTMEAD HOSPITAL, AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (NSW) LIMITED, ST VINCENT’S HOSPITAL SYDNEY LIMITED, KEEP SYDNEY OPEN, AUSTRALIAN HOTELS ASSOCIATION (NEW SOUTH WALES)

Fewer injuries but aggression worse

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Original article by Michael Koziol
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 4 : 2-Sep-14

A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry will hold a public hearing on lockout laws for licensed venues on 4 September 2014. The rules were introduced in February, and prohibit venues from admitting patrons after 1:30am. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ submission to the inquiry notes that the laws have led to fewer people attending St Vincent’s hospital with alcohol-related injuries, although proprietors of some venues say the lockout has led to increased violence toward staff

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ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, SIDE BAR, THE STAR, ECHO ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED – ASX EGP