ALCOHOL MANAGEMENT PLAN

Alcohol Restrictions

Restrictions on the type and quantity of liquor that can be brought into various remote Indigenous communities are being gradually implemented in Queensland. This is an early intervention strategy to address alcohol-related crime and violence in Indigenous communities.

Alcohol Management Plans are developed by Community Justice Groups and contain recommendations for declaring all or part of a community area a:
Restricted Area and/or a
Dry Place

A Restricted Area restricts the carriage of alcohol within a defined area.

When a Restricted Area is declared by law, a limit is set on the type and quantity of liquor that can be carried within the Restricted Area. There may be a zero limit, prohibiting the carriage of any liquor in the Restricted Area, or alternatively, a carriage limit may be set specifying the amount and type of liquor which may be carried in the Restricted Area.

To view a list of communities with Restricted Areas view the alcohol restrictions box to the right of this page.

How are Restricted Areas declared?

Community Justice Groups, established in each Indigenous community, will recommend to Government what alcohol limits should be established. The process of defining Restricted Areas and regulating the alcohol limits under legislation can take 8 - 12 weeks. Once the Government processes the Restricted Area details, the conditions will be widely communicated through signage, advertising and other mediums.

Who enforces Restricted Areas?

Queensland State police and liquor licensing investigators will have the power to take action for breaching Restricted Area conditions, once those conditions are officially regulated through Government.

For more information on Restricted Areas visit our Fact Sheets page to download the Restricted Areas Fact Sheet.

A Dry Place is an area where a person cannot drink or carry alcohol. An offence is committed if a person does either of these things in a Dry Place.

A Community Justice Group can declare any place in their community to be 'dry' except private places such as houses and traditional owners 'out-stations'. Private places can only be declared dry at the occupier's request. A Community Justice Group must give notice and call for submissions and objections before it can declare a Dry Place.

For more information on Dry Places visit our Fact Sheets page to download the Summary of New Legislation Fact Sheet

To download legislation documents, brochures and forms relating to Liquor Licensing go to the Queensland Government's Liquor Licensing Division website at http://www.liquor.qld.gov.au/ourproducts/brochures/