Late Night Lockout Laws

Rau John , ‘Government Cracks Down on Alcohol Abuse and Violence’ (News Release, 30 May 2013) <http://www.premier.sa.gov.au/images/news_releases/13_05May/latenightcode.pdf>. Rau Mr was also then, and currently remains, the Deputy Premier and Attorney-General.

Liquor Licensing Act 1997 (SA) s 11A.

The Palace Gallery Pty Ltd v The Liquor and Gambling Commissioner [2014] SASCFC 26 (4 April 2014) [8]. These clauses specifically concerned queue management (cl 8), supply and service of alcohol on footpaths and in other outdoor areas (cl 9), drink marshals (cl 10), the 3am lockout (cl 12), use of metal detectors on entry (cl 13) and the requirement for the use of digital closed circuit television (cl 14). See also Hunt Nigel , ‘Supreme Court Injunction Bid to Stop 3am Lockouts Going Ahead’, The Advertiser (online), 27 September 2013 <http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/supreme-court-injunction-bid-to-stop-3am-lockouts-going-ahead/story-fni6uo1m-1226727827652>.

The Palace Gallery Pty Ltd v The Liquor and Gambling Commissioner [2014] SASCFC 26 (4 April 2014).

Liquor Licensing Act 1997 (SA) s 11A(2).

The Palace Gallery Pty Ltd v The Liquor and Gambling Commissioner [2014] SASCFC 26 (4 April 2014) [68].

Ibid [72].

Ibid [73].

Ibid [74]-[75].

For example, there are several Facebook pages and groups dedicated to the issue, such as The New SA Liquor Licensing Laws Suck' (community page, 5508 likes), ‘End the 3am Lockout’ (public group, 90 members). The hashtags ‘#lockout’ and ‘#HindleySt’, for example, will return countless examples of critical commentary pertaining to the lockout laws.

Braidotti Augusto , Statements from Licensees and Venue Managers (undated) <http://www.2amlockout.com.au/#licensees>.

Hasham Nicole , ‘Restrictions May Push Sydney Street Violence into Suburbs, Clover Moore Warns’, Sydney Morning Herald (online), 21 January 2014 <http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/restrictions-may-push-sydney-street-violence-into-suburbs-clover-moore-warns-20140121-316ge.html>.

Summary Offences Act 1953 (SA) s 24.

In Townsville, Queensland, the City Council debated the installation of mobile public toilet cubicles as a means of reducing public urination offences in the city, which had spiked following the introduction of the 3am lockout in the city in 2006: Templeton Anthony , ‘City's Party Strip to Get Portable Loos’, Townsville Bulletin (online), 15 May 2014 <http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/citys-party-strip-to-get-portable-loos/story-fnjfzs4b-1226918113547>.

Fewster Sean , ‘Full Court of SA Supreme Court Told 3am Liquor Lockout Rules Border on Prohibition’, The Advertiser (online), 26 November 2013 <http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/full-court-of-sa-supreme-court-told-3am-liquor-lockout-rules-border-on-prohibition/story-fni6uo1m-1226768717827>.

The Palace Gallery Pty Ltd v The Liquor and Gambling Commissioner [2014] SASCFC 26 (4 April 2014) [63].

Ibid [67].

Iannella Antimo Williams Tim , ‘Hindley St Venues Charge More, Cut Shifts because of Tough New Liquor Licensing Laws’, The Advertiser (online), 5 October 2013 <http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/hindley-st-venues-charge-more-cut-shifts-to-because-of-tough-new-liquor-licensing-laws/story-fni6uok5-1226733498838>.

Fewster Sean , ‘Hindley St's Palace Gallery and Woolshed Lose Court Battle against Liquor Lockout Laws’, The Advertiser (online), 27 September 2013 <http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/hindley-st8217s-palace-gallery-and-woolshed-lose-court-battle-against-liquor-lockout-laws/story-fni6uo1m-1226728432916>.

Ibid.

Rau John (Attorney-General and Deputy Premier) and Snelling Jack (Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse), ‘Fewer Drunks Presenting to RAH ED since Late Night Alcohol Crackdown’ (News Release, 27 January 2014).

Mann Alex , ‘Lockout Laws Have Cut Violence by a Quarter, Claims SA Government’, ABC News (online), 26 November 2013, <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-25/sa-claims-new-lockout-laws-a-success/5116008>.

Law, Justice and Safety Committee, Queensland Parliament, Inquiry into Alcohol-Related Violence – Final Report (2010) 53–4.

Rennie Reko , ‘Brumby Dumps 2am Lockout After Increase in Violence’, Sydney Morning Herald (online), 10 November 2008 <http://www.smh.com.au/national/brumby-dumps-2am-lockout-after-increase-in-violence-20081110-518w.html>.

No official data was released, however the lockout restrictions imposed on clubs in Northbridge, Perth's main nightlife district, during the summer of 2009–10, were lifted on 25 April 2010. No reasons were provided: Government of Western Australia, Department of Racing, Gaming Liquor , RGL Form (Autumn 2010) 1.

Mazerolle Lorraine , ‘Violence In and Around Entertainment Districts: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Impact of Late-Night Lockout Legislation’ (2012) 34(1) Law & Policy 55, 56.

National Drug Research Institute, Restrictions on the Sale and Supply of Alcohol: Evidence and Outcomes (2007) xiv.

Mannix Liam , ‘Drunken Violence, Damage Done by 3am, Says Expert’, In Daily (online), 11 June 2013 <http://indaily.com.au/news/2013/06/11/drunken-violence-damage-done-by-3am-says-expert/>.

Groves Andrew , ‘Rethinking the Methamphetamine Situation: Perceptions of Risk and Current Policy Dialogue’ (2014) 26(2) Current Issues in Criminal Justice 195, 202.

Sing Jimmy Lewis Adam Shimada Hana , ‘Why the Sydney Lockout Laws Will Do More Harm Than Good’, FasterLouder (22 January 2014) <http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/opinions/38182/Why-the-Sydney-lockout-laws-will-do-more-harm-than-good>.

Braidotti , above n 11.

National Drug Research Institute, above n 27 (emphasis added).