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Supply Of Alcohol To Minors Under The Spotlight
Sale And Supply Of Alcohol To Minors Under The Spotlight
MAY 1 2007
The sale and supply of alcohol to minors is expected to be centre stage on the first day of a conference in Christchurch this week.
The Government is currently undertaking a review of sale and supply to minors and Associate Health Minister Damien O’Connor will explore some of the issues in his address to the conference on Thursday.
Following the Minister’s address there will be a panel discussion with the more than 200 delegates given the opportunity to air their views on the review.
Hosted by the Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC), the Working Together Conference is being held on Thursday May 3 and Friday May 4 at Rydges Hotel.
Keynote speakers include Scotland’s Alcohol Focus Chief Executive Jack Law; Judge John Walker on drug courts in New Zealand from; Police Deputy Commissioner (Operations) Rob Pope on the Police Action Plan a year on from; and Christchurch City Councillor Bob Parker on the role of local authorities in reducing alcohol-related harm.
Topics in the stream sessions range from reducing intoxication on licensed premises to looking at whether the current monitoring and enforcement system is working. There is also a presentation on Christchurch’s alcohol accord and one-way door policy for inner city bars. Under the scheme no new patrons are allowed in and those who leave cannot return.
“This will be the tenth Working Together Conference which is a significant milestone, offering the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of a decade focused on reducing alcohol-related harm,” says ALAC Chief Executive Officer Gerard Vaughan.
“The conference will promote communication and partnerships, provide a forum for discussion and debate of critical issues, and present, demonstrate and showcase examples of innovative and effective national and local action,” Mr Vaughan says.
Full details of the programme are available at www.alac.org.nz
Date: Thursday May 3 to Friday May 4
Venue: The Rydges Hotel
Cnr Worcester Street &
Oxford
Terrace
Christchurch
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