Government sets start date for its move towards a public health approach to public intoxication
The criminal offence of public drunkenness will be abolished in Victoria fromVictorian tender documents show the criminal justice response to public intoxication will be replaced with a health-based approach from 7 November.The Victorian government committed to decriminalising public drunkenness at the start of a 2019 coronial inquest into the
Day was arrested for being drunk in a public place in December 2017 and later died after she hit her head on a wall in a concrete cell at Castlemaine police station.The government has committed to providing a dedicated Aboriginal service response to public drunkenness in metropolitan Melbourne and 10 regional and outer suburb locations.
A general service response will also operate in the city, while centralised services will provide a coordinated approach across the state.Successful services to be contracted to provide the health-based response through to 30 June 2026.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Victorian government to lift public drunkenness ban for Melbourne Cup DayThe Victorian government will abolish laws preventing public drunkenness from Melbourne Cup Day. Police have warned the move could threaten public safety, given Cup Day is one of the busiest days for officers. Instead, intoxicated patrons will be sent home or to 'sobering-up' centres under new rules set by health professionals. Victoria and Queensland are the only states where the law hasn't been scrapped.
Read more »
Australia and New Zealand mark 100-day countdown to Women’s World CupWomen’s World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand marked the 100-day countdown to the global soccer showpiece with a call for gender equity in sport.
Read more »
Plane forced to make emergency landing at Melbourne airportThe plane was able to land safely, and all passengers have disembarked. 7NEWS
Read more »
Sydney, Melbourne housing markets have bottomedThe housing price downturn is over for Sydney and Melbourne, according to the major property data analysts, who have called the bottom of the market, saying the record return of migrants would bolster prices.
Read more »
Sydney, Melbourne housing markets have bottomedThe housing price downturn is over for Sydney and Melbourne, according to the major property data analysts, who have called the bottom of the market, saying the record return of migrants would bolster prices.
Read more »
NHL heads to Melbourne in southern hemisphere firstThe National Hockey League is heading to the southern hemisphere for the first time, with Melbourne securing the right to host two ice hockey games.
Read more »