❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on police representations regarding energy drink sales at licensed premises and their link to anti-social behaviour. The response clarifies that representations focus on energy drinks mixed with alcohol (AED) and their associated harms, not energy drinks alone.
AnsweredQoN 6093Legislative Assembly
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(1) Have police made representations to the Director of Liquor Licensing about limiting the sale of energy drinks at licensed premises?
(2) What is the nature of those representations?
(3) By whom were such representations made?
(4) What evidence is relied upon concerning the effects of energy drinks and their nexus to anti-social behaviour?
(5) Out of the total number of persons currently prohibited from attending licensed premises what number were consuming energy drinks at the time they committed the offences for which the prohibition order was made?
(2) What is the nature of those representations?
(3) By whom were such representations made?
(4) What evidence is relied upon concerning the effects of energy drinks and their nexus to anti-social behaviour?
(5) Out of the total number of persons currently prohibited from attending licensed premises what number were consuming energy drinks at the time they committed the offences for which the prohibition order was made?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 October 2011
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
40 days
(1) No. Representations are made for the prohibition of the sale of energy drinks
mixed with alcohol
by staff.
(2) Contained within submissions to the Director of Liquor Licensing is the following requested condition.
'The sale of liquor mixed with energy drinks is prohibited (where the energy drink is defined as a soft drink that contains a combination of caffeine and other stimulants or ingredients including:
? plant based stimulants (guarana, yerba mate);
? simple sugars (glucose, fructose);
? glucuronolactone (a naturally occurring glucose metabolite);
? amino acids (taurine, carnitine, creatine);
? herbs (gingko biloba, ginseng); and
? vitamins
which are designed to and advertised as boosting energy and/or increasing stamina and/or improving physical performance).'
(3) The Divisional Officer of the Licensing Enforcement Division (WA Police) on behalf of the Commissioner of Police.
(4) Evidence concerning the effects of energy drinks and their potential nexus to anti-social behaviour is not relied upon in representations to the Director of Liquor Licensing. At this time all representations relate only to alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AED). Australian and U.S. research provides a link between the consumption of AED and an increased risk of alcohol related harm in the form of uncharacteristic aggressive and violent behaviour, increased likelihood of driving while intoxicated, increased likelihood of being taken advantage of sexually and being physically injured. WA Police involvement in relation to AED restrictions is designed to further a primary object of the Act being
'...to minimise harm or ill-health due to the use of liquor.'
(5) Level of energy drink consumption is irrelevant and therefore not a determining factor when applying for barring orders. Consequently, information detailing the consumption of energy drinks by these people is not captured by WA Police.
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mixed with alcohol
by staff.
(2) Contained within submissions to the Director of Liquor Licensing is the following requested condition.
'The sale of liquor mixed with energy drinks is prohibited (where the energy drink is defined as a soft drink that contains a combination of caffeine and other stimulants or ingredients including:
? plant based stimulants (guarana, yerba mate);
? simple sugars (glucose, fructose);
? glucuronolactone (a naturally occurring glucose metabolite);
? amino acids (taurine, carnitine, creatine);
? herbs (gingko biloba, ginseng); and
? vitamins
which are designed to and advertised as boosting energy and/or increasing stamina and/or improving physical performance).'
(3) The Divisional Officer of the Licensing Enforcement Division (WA Police) on behalf of the Commissioner of Police.
(4) Evidence concerning the effects of energy drinks and their potential nexus to anti-social behaviour is not relied upon in representations to the Director of Liquor Licensing. At this time all representations relate only to alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AED). Australian and U.S. research provides a link between the consumption of AED and an increased risk of alcohol related harm in the form of uncharacteristic aggressive and violent behaviour, increased likelihood of driving while intoxicated, increased likelihood of being taken advantage of sexually and being physically injured. WA Police involvement in relation to AED restrictions is designed to further a primary object of the Act being
'...to minimise harm or ill-health due to the use of liquor.'
(5) Level of energy drink consumption is irrelevant and therefore not a determining factor when applying for barring orders. Consequently, information detailing the consumption of energy drinks by these people is not captured by WA Police.
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