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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)

New drunk, disorderly police powers penalise the most vulnerable

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Original article by Sean Nicholls
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 3 : 23-Sep-14

The New South Wales Ombudsman found that new "drunk and disorderly" police powers are disproportionately penalising vulnerable people. The ombudsman reviewed the first year of operation of the new powers from October 2011 to September 2012. During the period, 33,580 directions were issued to intoxicated people using the new powers. There were only 484 fines or charges, but 40 per cent were issued to vulnerable people

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NEW SOUTH WALES. OMBUDSMAN’S OFFICE