What action is the Government taking to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol on the community?
Mr FACE: There have been considerable industry concerns about the content of and the alleged lack of consultation in relation to the harm minimisation bill the Government proposes to introduce in this session of Parliament. The Government is taking a strong stand on alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour associated with the consumption of alcohol. In August 1995 the Premier organised a special alcohol forum within the confines of this House which emphasised the importance the Government gives to addressing alcohol-related problems. The Government is pleased that the forum endorsed the Government’s harm minimisation and preventive approach to alcohol problems in society. The approach does not in any way advocate prohibition or wowserism. As I have said in this House before, it is about sensible and realistic programs. It is recognised that alcohol is consumed in moderation by many people without harm to themselves or anybody else in the community. That is not to say that the
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