Inspectors will now be able to question more people about where they intend to drink and with whom.
Police will be able to question more people outside Northern Territory liquor outlets and stop cars carrying bottle shop customers under beefed-up laws that have passed Parliament.They will be able to question people within 20 metres of a bottleshopThe new measures come despite concerns racial profiling of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has occurred because of the NT's bottle shop policing laws.
The inspectors are already allowed to question customers about where they intend to drink the alcohol they are buying and with whom, and can seize the purchase. "Whitefellas can cruise on in [but] if you appear to be Aboriginal you will almost certainly get stopped," he said. Independent Gerry Wood said he supported efforts to tackle alcohol-related harm but felt"uncomfortable" with the legislation.
The independent member for Nhulunbuy, Yingiya Mark Guyula, said he was concerned about alcohol addiction and wanted the main emphasis to be on a health response. The Police Association president Paul McCue said secondary supply was a major problem in the NT, and the powers would help police target those ripping off vulnerable people.
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