Strategies to reduce alcohol abuse among young people in NSW

Introduction

The inquiry was established on 15 November 2012 to inquire into and report on strategies to reduce alcohol abuse among young people in NSW. The terms of reference were referred by the Hon Minister Humphries MP, Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Healthy Lifestyles, and Minister for Western New South Wales, on 31 October 2012. The submission closing date was Friday 1 March 2013. If you would like to lodge a late submission please contact the Secretariat.

Legislative Council Report Debate, 30 January 2014 Legislative Council Report Debate, 12 August 2014 Legislative Council Report Debate, 18 November 2014

Terms of reference
Timeline
DateMilestone
Thu 15 November 2012Referred
Fri 01 March 2013Submissions closed
Mon 29 April 2013Hearing - Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Mon 06 May 2013Hearing - Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Mon 17 June 2013Hearing - Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Tue 08 October 2013Hearing - Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex Multi-purpose Facility, Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay, Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex Multi-purpose Facility, Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay
Fri 13 December 2013Final Report
Tue 17 June 2014Government Response to Final Report
Submissions

Submissions to this inquiry closed on 01 Mar 2013.

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Hearings and transcripts
DateVenue details
Mon 29 April 2013Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 06 May 2013Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 17 June 2013Macquarie Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Tue 08 October 2013Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex Multi-purpose Facility, Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay, Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex Multi-purpose Facility, Ewingsdale Road, Byron BayView scheduleView transcript
Reports and government responses
Other documents
DateTypeTitle
Fri 13 December 2013Media ReleaseCommittee Document - Social Issues - Media release: Report tabled (pdf, 92.21 KB)
Tue 08 October 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: Two slides containing text from the printed slides depicting alcohol related injuries and statistics, Dr Eddington, Last Drinks at 12. (pdf, 94.13 KB)
Tue 08 October 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: Opening statement, Ms Mahoney, Byron Youth Service. (pdf, 154.08 KB)
Wed 24 July 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Liquor Stores Association (pdf, 483.56 KB)
Thu 18 July 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Commission for Children and Young People (pdf, 27.25 KB)
Thu 11 July 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Free TV (pdf, 103.42 KB)
Thu 11 July 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Juvenile Justice (PDF, 737.43 KB)
Thu 11 July 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Youth Action (PDF, 954.91 KB)
Mon 17 June 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'Profile: Personal Review of Offences File', Juvenile Justice (pdf, 34.27 MB)
Mon 17 June 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Pathway’ program document, Juvenile Justice (pdf, 2.82 MB)
Mon 17 June 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: ‘Drug Information and Harm Minimisation Skills’ program booklet, Juvenile Justice (pdf, 36.58 MB)
Mon 17 June 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: ‘2009 Young People in Custody Health Survey Fact Sheets', Juvenile Justice (pdf, 217.64 KB)
Fri 14 June 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Transport for NSW (PDF, 150.79 KB)
Wed 12 June 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: The Alcohol Beverages Advertising (and Packaging) Code (pdf, 310.90 KB)
Thu 06 June 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Australian Hotels Association (PDF, 1.33 MB)
Wed 05 June 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Australian Association of National Advertisers (pdf, 349.60 KB)
Tue 04 June 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (pdf, 372.82 KB)
Tue 04 June 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Illawarra Forum (pdf, 596.43 KB)
Tue 04 June 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Professor Sandra Jones (PDF, 13.38 KB)
Mon 03 June 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Local Government NSW (PDF, 14.73 KB)
Thu 30 May 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Manly Council (pdf, 7.09 MB)
Thu 30 May 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Brewers Association (pdf, 753.99 KB)
Sat 25 May 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Broken Hill Drug Action Team (pdf, 15.21 KB)
Thu 23 May 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (PDF, 82.36 KB)
Tue 21 May 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Advertising Standards Bureau (pdf, 100.43 KB)
Fri 17 May 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (pdf, 106.84 KB)
Tue 14 May 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Professor Nadine Ezard (PDF, 185.84 KB)
Tue 14 May 2013Answers to Questions on Notice Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Police Association (pdf, 367.13 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'Adolescent and young adult perceptions of Australian alcohol advertisements', Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 807.49 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: ' RTDs in Australia: Expensive designer drinks or cheap rocket fuel?', Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 448.62 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'A pilot study investigating of the nature of point-of-sale alcohol promotions in bottle shops in a large Australian regional city', Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 223.25 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'Non-advertising alcohol promotions in licensed premises', Professor Jones, Center for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 530.07 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'Not just the taste: why adolescents drink alcopops', Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 597.09 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'Point-of-sale alcohol promotions in the Perth and Sydney metropolitan areas', Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 375.37 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'The impact of more visible standard drink labelling on youth alcohol consumption:Helping young people drink (ir)responsibly?', Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 314.09 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: Alcohol Advertising in Televised Broadcasts of Australian Football Finals Series Final Research Report, Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 1.24 MB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'Self-regulation of alcohol advertising: Is it working for Australia?', Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 558.71 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: Results of survey of expectations of school aged young people regarding drinking behaviours, Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 94.33 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'Exposure to alcohol advertising and alcohol consumption among Australian adolescents', Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 536.59 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'Alcohol advertising during sporting broadcasts anf the potential impact on child audiences', Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 784.69 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'How effective is the revised regulatory code for alcohol advertising in Australia?', Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 561.13 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'Why (not) alcohol energy drinks? A qualitative study with Australian university students', Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 481.31 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: Series of pictures depicting alcohol advertising during sporting occasions, Mr Templeman, The Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (pdf, 3.96 MB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'The effect of point of sale promotions on the alcohol purchasing behaviour of young people in metropolitan, regional and rural Australia', Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 746.33 KB)
Mon 06 May 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'When does alcohol sponsorship of sport become sports sponsorship of alcohol? A case study of developments in sport in Australia', Professor Jones, Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong (pdf, 616.47 KB)
Mon 29 April 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: Consideration of social impact under Section 48(5) of the Liquor Act 2007, Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (pdf, 479.65 KB)
Mon 29 April 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: 'Industry Use of Evidence to Influence Alcohol Policy', St Vincent’s Hospital, Inner City Health Program, Alcohol & Drug Service (pdf, 428.25 KB)
Mon 29 April 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document:10 years on: An analysis of the progress made in preventing alcohol-related harms since the 2003 NSW Summit on Alcohol Abuse, Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) (pdf, 24.40 MB)
Mon 29 April 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: Annual Alcohol Poll: Attitudes and Behaviours 2013, Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) (pdf, 25.13 MB)
Mon 29 April 2013Tabled DocumentCommittee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: Opening statement, Ms Tydd, Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing. (pdf, 148.15 KB)
Fri 16 November 2012Media ReleaseCommittee Document - Social Issues - Media release: Announcing the Inquiry (pdf, 93.44 KB)
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