Question regarding monitoring and support services for Aboriginal communities under alcohol bans, and the police response indicates their role is limited to enforcement, deferring other aspects to relevant ministers.

AnsweredQoN 4067Legislative Assembly
Asked
23 September 2010
Portfolio
Police

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to the Aboriginal communities operating under an alcohol ban under section 175 of the
Liquor Control Act 1988
, and I ask:
(a)
what mechanisms are in place to monitor how community members deal with the retraction of alcohol from their lifestyle;
(b) if a problem is identified, what support services will be implemented to deal with it; and
(c) if a problem is identified as affecting family members, what support services have been put in place to assist these family members?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
9 November 2010
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
47 days
(a-c) WA Police's involvement is restricted to assisting communities to enforce alcohol bans under section 175 and provide resources to that effect.
Other aspects of this question have been addressed by the relevant portfolio Ministers.
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