BANNED DRINKERS REGISTER
TRIAL — PILBARA
890. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Racing and Gaming:
I indicate that I have two
questions: one from Hon Jacqui Boydell and one from me.
This
question is on behalf of Hon Jacqui
Boydell, who is away on urgent
parliamentary business. I refer to the banned drinkers register, which
has been long delayed but is seemingly ready to start in December.
(1) What
processes are in place to assist residents who do not have suitable
identification to get appropriate identification before the trial begins?
(2) Given the three avenues for an individual to be
placed on the register, are there also processes to recommend someone be
placed on the register, for example, by a family member; and, if yes, please
table this process and detail any wraparound
support that the department will provide or any tender will be required to
provide?
(3) Please outline the process and
requirements for someone to be removed from the register?
(4) Will the
minister table the details of the current funding that has been allocated,
together with the actual amount that has been spent, to implement the banned
drinkers register across the Pilbara?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the question.
The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Racing and
Gaming.
(1) The Department of Local Government, Sport and
Cultural Industries is currently exploring options to assist residents
without suitable identification to be provided every opportunity to obtain a form
of identification that can be used to purchase takeaway liquor.
(2) No.
(3) A person will
be removed from the register upon expiration of their prohibition order or
barring notice. Those people who voluntarily seek to be placed on the register
need only apply to the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural
Industries to be removed from it.
(4) The two-year banned drinkers
register trial across the Pilbara is estimated to cost $1.9 million.