A snap review of alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs has recommended the NT government 'urgently' legislate amendments to its own liquor act to impose further alcohol restrictions in Central Australia.
A report commissioned by the Northern Territory and Federal Governments has recommended the Territory urgently legislate further alcohol restrictions in Central Australia.The report was to advise the NT and federal governments on whether blanket alcohol restrictions should be reinstated in Central Australia
It comes after Anthony Albanese flew into Alice Springs last week amid growing calls for action on high rates of crimeLong-time bureaucrat Dorelle Anderson was tasked with advising on whether Intervention-era alcohol bans should be temporarily reinstated in the face of a spike in crime and alcohol-fuelled violence in the town.
Part of the report, seen by RN Breakfast, recommends changes that go beyond the emergency restrictions announced during the prime minister's trip to the town last week. Under the recommendations, restrictions would stay in place until alcohol management plans were developed by communities that would allow them to opt out.
NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are meeting to discuss the report later today.The Chief Minister refused to confirm that opt-out bans were recommended in the leaked report during an interview with ABC Alice Springs.She would not commit to immediately releasing the report to the public,
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