Alcohol restrictions in Port Hedland

Research for this project was conducted into levels of alcohol consumption and related harm, and community action in regard to these in the town of Port Hedland in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. On the basis of the research, a submission was prepared - on behalf of the Department of Health - to a Liquor Licensing authority inquiry on proposed restrictions on the sale of take-away alcohol sales. Considerable weight was given to the report by the Director of Liquor Licensing, who made a decision to place additional restrictions on the availability of alcohol in Port and South Hedland in order to address the high levels of consumption and related harm. A second report - dealing with the effects of restrictions on particular days of trading - was prepared for an appeal by licensees against the imposition of the restrictions (an appeal that was lost).