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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1220 asked in the Legislative Council on 4 November 2020 by Hon Ken Baston

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

LIQUOR CONTROL — KIMBERLEY — AUSTRALIA POST DELIVERY

1220. Hon KEN BASTON to the minister representing the Minister for Racing and Gaming:

I refer to the Liquor Control (Section 31) (Kimberley) Notice 2020, which came into effect on 15 May 2020.

(1) Are residents of the Kimberley legally able to purchase packaged alcohol in excess of the restrictions prescribed in the section 31 notice from metropolitan retailers and have it delivered to locations in the Kimberley via Australia Post?

(2) Are Australia Post staff who handle alcohol orders required to have responsible service of alcohol qualifications?

(3) Is it possible to provide an estimate of what value and/or quantity of packaged alcohol was sold by metropolitan retailers via mail order into the Kimberley since 15 May 2020?

(4) If no to (3), why not?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Racing and Gaming.

The legislation and regulation governing alcohol restrictions remains unchanged from those in operation under the Barnett government.

(1) Yes. The limits applicable under the Liquor Control (Section 31) (Kimberley) Notice 2020 apply only to liquor licensees located in the Kimberley.

(2)–(3) No.

(4) There is no legislative requirement for metropolitan licensees to provide sales data on customer purchases.