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Swift, Certain and Fair Approaches to Sentencing Family Violence Offenders: Discussion Paper

The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) welcomed the opportunity to make a submission on the Swift, Certain and Fair Approaches to Sentencing Family Violence Offenders: Discussion Paper (Discussion Paper). FARE’s submission contained 17 recommendations, with the recommendation to pilot a project with ‘swift and certain’ responses for alcohol-related offences being one.

31/05/2017

A swift certain and fair approach to addressing alcohol&’s role in family and domestic violence

People arrested or convicted of alcohol-related offences would be required to take two alcohol breath tests per day or wear a continuous alcohol monitoring bracelet, under a proposal currently before the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council.

31/05/2017

Annual alcohol poll 2017: Attitudes and behaviours

The nation’s most comprehensive annual alcohol poll sheds light on what we drink and think.

27/04/2017

QCAA and FARE submissions to the Liquor and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 (QLD)

The Queensland Coalition for Action on Alcohol (QCAA) and the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) welcome the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed changes to the alcohol measures introduced under the Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence legislation in 2016.

22/02/2017

FARE submission to the review of the Victorian Liquor Control Reform Act 1998

The submission places particular focus on strategies to reduce harm, one of the areas listed for comment within the Review of the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 consultation paper.

10/02/2017

2017 Queensland poll: Perspectives on alcohol

FARE commissioned Galaxy Research to undertake polling of Queenslanders to gain an understanding of their perspectives on alcohol policies.

22/01/2017

FARE Pre-Budget submission 2017-18

FARE’s Pre-Budget submission 2017-18 to Treasury outlines broad support for alcohol tax reform, and proposes meaningful policy reforms, including better resourcing of interventions to reduce rates of FASD, eliminating harmful alcohol messaging in sport, and providing additional resources for better coordination between alcohol and other drug and family violence services.

19/01/2017

Baird and Goward warned: bottle shop backdown risks greater family violence

The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) has called for the current state-wide 10pm bottle shop closing time to remain in place, with evidence suggesting a significant reduction in all assaults in regional New South Wales (NSW).

05/12/2016

ACT election: Bold plan to protect kids from further alcohol harm

Alcohol advertising would be banned from ACT sporting grounds and on all ACT Government property, and the Liquor Advisory Board expanded to include parent representatives, under a bold plan designed to protect Canberra children from alcohol harm.

22/09/2016

Submission to the draft guidelines to support changes to liquor legislation (Tasmania)

FARE’s submission to the Tasmanian Government’s Draft guidelines to support changes to liquor legislation – advertising and promotion of alcohol recommends that this opportunity be used to clearly articulate liquor licensees’ obligations in regards to advertising and promotion of alcohol under the Liquor Licensing Act 1990.

21/06/2016

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Swift, Certain and Fair Approaches to Sentencing Family Violence Offenders: Discussion Paper

A swift certain and fair approach to addressing alcohol&’s role in family and domestic violence

Annual alcohol poll 2017: Attitudes and behaviours

QCAA and FARE submissions to the Liquor and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 (QLD)

FARE submission to the review of the Victorian Liquor Control Reform Act 1998

2017 Queensland poll: Perspectives on alcohol

FARE Pre-Budget submission 2017-18

Baird and Goward warned: bottle shop backdown risks greater family violence

ACT election: Bold plan to protect kids from further alcohol harm

Submission to the draft guidelines to support changes to liquor legislation (Tasmania)

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