❓ A WA parliamentary question investigates restrictions on energy drink sales in licensed venues, focusing on the rationale, supporting research, and the prevalence of energy drink consumption among individuals subject to prohibition orders. The answer clarifies that restrictions apply to mixing energy drinks with alcohol, not energy drinks alone, and data limitations prevent providing specific statistics.
AnsweredQoN 6097Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many venues currently have restrictions imposed upon them for the sale of energy drinks?
(2) What is the rationale for restricting the sale of energy drinks?
(3) What is the research, if any, is relied is upon to impose restrictions on the sale of energy drinks?
(4) Will the Minister list the premises which currently have a condition on their licence restrictions on the sale of energy drinks which was not included in their original licence?
(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 rationale for restricting the sale of energy drinks?
(3) What is the research, if any, is relied is upon to impose restrictions on the sale of energy drinks?
(4) Will the Minister list the premises which currently have a condition on their licence restrictions on the sale of energy drinks which was not included in their original licence?
(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 Racing and Gaming
Response time
40 days
(1) No conditions have been placed on any licence or permit restricting the sale of energy drinks. Conditions have, however, been imposed on licences, where appropriate, prohibiting the supply of liquor mixed with energy drinks.
(2)-(3) Under the
Liquor Control Act 1988
, the Director of Liquor Licensing is empowered, in the public interest, to impose conditions on licences and permit so as to, amongst other things:
a. ensure that liquor is sold and consumed in a responsible manner;
b. minimise harm or ill-health caused to people, or any group of people due to the use of liquor; and/or
c. limit the manner in which liquor may be sold.
Under section 69 of the
Act
, the Executive Director Public Health and the Commission of Police are authorised to intervene in proceedings before the licensing authority in relation to the harm or ill-health caused to people, or any group of people, due to the use of liquor. Both have respectively made representation to the licensing authority in the past that have satisfied the Director of Liquor Licensing that the imposition of conditions relating to the sale and supply of liquor mixed with energy drinks, was in the public interest.
(4) Generally speaking, restrictions relating to energy drinks are considered for hotel, tavern and special facility venues that have late night trading permits and are located in entertainment districts.
As the Department of Racing, Gaming & Liquor does not have an IT system sufficiently intuitive to search individual conditions on licences, statistics on the number of venues with such conditions cannot be provided.
(5) Given this legislative framework and the nature and purpose of prohibition orders, statistics as to individual factors contributing to a criminal conviction are not maintained by the Department of Racing Gaming and Liquor.
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(2)-(3) Under the
Liquor Control Act 1988
, the Director of Liquor Licensing is empowered, in the public interest, to impose conditions on licences and permit so as to, amongst other things:
a. ensure that liquor is sold and consumed in a responsible manner;
b. minimise harm or ill-health caused to people, or any group of people due to the use of liquor; and/or
c. limit the manner in which liquor may be sold.
Under section 69 of the
Act
, the Executive Director Public Health and the Commission of Police are authorised to intervene in proceedings before the licensing authority in relation to the harm or ill-health caused to people, or any group of people, due to the use of liquor. Both have respectively made representation to the licensing authority in the past that have satisfied the Director of Liquor Licensing that the imposition of conditions relating to the sale and supply of liquor mixed with energy drinks, was in the public interest.
(4) Generally speaking, restrictions relating to energy drinks are considered for hotel, tavern and special facility venues that have late night trading permits and are located in entertainment districts.
As the Department of Racing, Gaming & Liquor does not have an IT system sufficiently intuitive to search individual conditions on licences, statistics on the number of venues with such conditions cannot be provided.
(5) Given this legislative framework and the nature and purpose of prohibition orders, statistics as to individual factors contributing to a criminal conviction are not maintained by the Department of Racing Gaming and Liquor.
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