Policies passed after Cole Miller’s death from one-punch attack have also not adversely affected hospitality venues, review says
On Wednesday the state government released an independent review of the measures, which were championed by former Labor minister Anthony Lynham, who retired from parliament in 2020 to resume his career as a maxillofacial surgeon.
The review looked at data from 2016 to 2019 and showed a 49% drop in assaults between 3am and 6am on Friday and Saturday nights; including a 52% drop in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley precinct.It also found that the measures, which were controversial at the time, had not had an adverse impact on tourism businesses, or shifted alcohol-fuelled violence to other areas.
The evaluation made a series of recommendations, of which the government said it would support or partially support 22, and not support 16. Recommendations not supported include calls to close all venues at 3.30am; a two-year moratorium on new liquor licences; and changes to the liquor act that would place a burden of responsibility on venue staff to ensure patrons were not intoxicated.
The government’s response to the review acknowledged the hardship caused to licensed venues by Covid lockdowns and other restrictions, and said it had sought to “strike a balance between minimising alcohol-related harm and the need to reduce regulatory burden and financial constraints on the hospitality and tourism sector”.
The government also rejected a recommendation to impose trading hours restrictions on casinos; and calls for the introduction of an alcohol floor-price, similar to the one
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