Take Action in 2 Ways!
Do you want to be locked out of your favorite venue?
Do you want more restricted hours in WA?
Do you want to see WA’s live music industry threatened?
Do you want more Nanny State laws in WA?
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Without public consultation the Western Australian Parliament is currently considering new laws that could further control where and how you enjoy your social life. By Christmas, the Western Australian Government could have the power to forcibly lock anyone out of and to stop entry to their favourite bar, pub, club, bottleshop or restaurant at any time, day or night, anywhere in Western Australia.
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Voice your opinion and don’t let Government turn us into even more of a nanny state by taking away more of your rights.
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These laws could damage Western Australia’s tourism and hospitality businesses and thousands of jobs.
WHO WILL BE AFFECTED
Every adult in Western Australia who enjoys going out to a bar, hotel, club, restaurant or buying takeaway liquor could be locked out of their favourite venue at a time the Government chooses.
WHAT ARE LOCKOUTS
Lockouts mean that after a certain time, venues that sell alcohol (including pubs, clubs, restaurants and bottleshops), have to shut their doors and not allow anyone else in. If you are out on the street, you will have nowhere to go except home.
The Government is trying to further control where and how you enjoy your social life. By Christmas, the Government could have the power to forcibly lock anyone out of and to stop anyone from entering their favourite pub, club or restaurant at the time of their choosing, day or night, anywhere in Western Australia.
WHERE
Lockouts could apply anywhere in WA, including suburban or metropolitan areas and country and regional towns.
WHEN
The proposed lock out could occur any time of the day or night according to the whim of the Government of the day. The lockout times could also be different for each day of the week.
WHY
The Government wants the power to be able to force any venue that sells alcohol (including pubs, clubs, restaurants and bottleshops) to close their door to patrons at time predetermined by the government of the day. In the eastern states, governments have imposed lockout trials without any success as a response to media pressure and reports of anti-social behaviour.
HOW
The new laws give the Government the power to issue a declaration making restrictions. Once the restrictions are gazetted, they could have immediate effect and without your support are likely to be in effect in time to kill off Christmas celebrations in WA.
THE EFFECT
Lockouts are not proven to work
“Lockouts are yet to be proven as an effective harm reduction strategy and it is conceivable that under some circumstances they may even increase problems.”
(National Drug Research Institute Curtin University (2007) (contributing authors: Chikritzhs, T., Gray, D., Lyons, Z. & Saggers, S.) Restrictions on the sale and supply of alcohol: Evidence and Outcomes. NDRI Monograph. Perth.)
It WILL impact on you:
- It will reduce consumers choice of venues
- You may not be able to walk a friend to the taxi rank and then return
- Shift workers could be denied choice both late and early in the day
- You may not be able to leave a venue to make a phone call or have a cigarette
- You will need to plan more carefully when meeting friends at a venue
- You won’t be able to get a drink after a cultural or theatre event that runs late
- Your may not be able to go to the bottleshop when you want
