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Substance Abuse in Remote Communities: Confronting the Confusion and Disconnection LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY SELECT COMMITTEE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN THE COMMUNITY Substance Abuse in Remote Communities: Confronting the Confusion and Disconnection Volume Two: Transcripts of Hearings and Official Briefings 29 November 2005 - 26 July 2007 Presented and Ordered to be Printed by the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory on October 2007 OCTOBER 2007 MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE MS ALISON ANDERSON, MLA (CHAIR) Appointed 17 August 2005 Elected Chair 23 August 2005 Australian Labor Party Member for MacDonnell. First elected 18 June 2005 Other Committees: Subordinate Legislation and Publications MS KERRY SACILOTTO, MLA (DEPUTY CHAIR) Appointed 17 August 2005 Australian Labor Party Member for Port Darwin. First elected 18 June 2005 Deputy Chair of Committees Other Committees: House; Public Accounts; Sport and Youth (Chair) MRS LORAINE BRAHAM, MLA Appointed 17 August 2005 Independent Member for Braitling. First elected 4 June 1994 Other Committees: Legal and Constitutional Affairs; Standing Orders MR ROB KNIGHT, MLA Appointed 17 August 2005 Australian Labor Party Member for Daly. First elected 18 June 2005 Chairman of Committees Other Committees: Standing Orders; Environment and Sustainable Development MRS FAY MILLER, MLA Appointed 17 August 2005 Country Liberal Party Member for Katherine. First elected 4 October 2003 Other Committees: House; Legal and Constitutional Affairs; Standing Orders; Subordinate Legislation and Publications; Environment and Sustainable Development; Sport and Youth Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage; Regional Development; Transport and Infrastructure; Senior Territorians; Mines and Energy; Arts and Museums; Housing; Parks and Wildlife; Public Employment MR TERRY MILLS, MLA Appointed 17 August 2005 Country Liberal Party Member for Blain. First elected 31 July 1999 Other Committees: Privileges; Public Accounts; Legal and Constitutional Affairs; Sport and Youth Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Treasury; Employment, Education and Training; Racing, Gaming and Licensing; Alcohol Policy; Asian Relations and Trade; Young Territorians; Primary Industries and Fisheries; Indigenous Affairs; Multicultural Affairs; Statehood; Lands and Planning; Communications Committee Secretariat Ms Pat Hancock, Secretary Dr Brian Lloyd, Research Officer Ms Kellie Trout, Research/Administrative Assistant Ms Kim Cowcher, Committee Support Assistant Contact GPO Box 3721, Darwin NT 0801 Level 3, Parliament House, Mitchell Street, Darwin NT 0800 Telephone: (08) 8946 1429 Facsimile: (08) 8946 1420 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.nt.gov.au/lant/parliament/committees/substance/subabuse.shtml Copyright Northern Territory Government of Australia ISBN 978-0-9804338-1-4 Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community (2007) Substance Abuse in Remote Communities: Confronting the Confusion and Disconnection. Volume Two: Transcripts of Hearings and Official Briefings, 29 November 2005 – 26 July 2007, Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory, Darwin Cover taken from a painting by Ms Alison Anderson, MLA Kuyawana Putukulini - ‘Confusion and Disconnection’ The Legislative Assembly does not authorise reproduction or publication of this painting without express permission. CONTENTS PAGE Office of Alcohol Policy and Coordination - Racing, Gaming and Licensing Tuesday 29 November 2005 ....................................................................................................................... 1 Papunya Community Meeting Monday 20 March 2006............................................................................................................................. 10 Atitjere (Harts Range) Tuesday 21 March 2006 ............................................................................................................................ 40 Engawala (Alcoota) Tuesday 21 March 2006 ............................................................................................................................ 62 Tangentyere Council and Larapinta Valley Town Camp Wednesday 22 March 2006....................................................................................................................... 75 Drug & Alcohol Services Association Wednesday 22 March 2006..................................................................................................................... 106 Mount Theo Program Wednesday 22 March 2006..................................................................................................................... 117 Wallace Rockhole Wednesday 22 March 2006..................................................................................................................... 131 Central Australia Youth Link Up Service (CAYLUS) Wednesday 5 April 2006.......................................................................................................................... 143 Department of Health & Community Services - Alcohol & Other Drugs Program Unit Wednesday 3 May 2006.......................................................................................................................... 161 Groote Eylandt, Angurugu Community Monday 29 May 2006 .............................................................................................................................. 177 Groote Eylandt, Alyangula Community Monday 29 May 2006 .............................................................................................................................. 191 Yirrkala Community Tuesday 30 May 2006 ............................................................................................................................. 255 Nhulunbuy Indigenous Coordinating Committee Tuesday 30 May 2006 ............................................................................................................................. 274 Wadeye Monday 31 May 2006 .............................................................................................................................. 294 Office of Alcohol Policy and Coordination - Racing, Gaming and Licensing Thursday 19 October 2006 ...................................................................................................................... 328 Professor Jon Charles Altman Friday 23 March 2007.............................................................................................................................. 344 Associate Professor Dr Alan Clough Thursday 3 May, 2007............................................................................................................................. 369 Dr Ian Crundall, Alcohol Policy, Department of Justice Thursday 26 July 2007 ............................................................................................................................ 389 Drug and Alcohol Policy Division, Northern Territory Police Thursday 26 July 2007 ............................................................................................................................ 408 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY SELECT COMMITTEE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN THE COMMUNITY TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS Office of Alcohol Policy and Coordination - Racing, Gaming and Licensing Tuesday 29 November 2005 Present: Ms Alison Anderson, MLA, Member for MacDonnell - Chair Mrs Loraine Braham, MLA, Member for Braitling Mrs Fay Miller, MLA, Member for Katherine Mr Rob Knight, MLA, Member for Daly Ms Kerry Sacilotto, MLA, Member for Port Darwin Mr Terry Mills, MLA, Member for Blain Also present: Ms Pat Hancock, Secretary to the Committee Dr Brian Lloyd, Research Officer Ms Renee Remfrey, Admin/Research Assistant Witnesses: Dr Ian Crundall, Director Racing, Gaming and Licensing Policy Ms Elizabeth Morris, Executive Director Racing, Gaming and Licensing Policy This document is a verbatim, edited proof of the proceedings 1 The Committee convened at 10.52am. Ms ANDERSON (Chair): I would like to say thanks to my colleagues on the other side and please don’t vote against me on anything. (laughter) Dr Crundall: Thank you for inviting us along, when we were asked to come along it was to sort of give a bit of an update I think, on where government’s response to alcohol issues are and the Minister made a statement in October that outline where things had gotten to since the alcohol framework document was put to Cabinet late last year, and we have been told we have got a very short time, so it is really to give you a ‘thumb-nail’ sketch of what is happening, what is going to happen. I am quite happy to answer questions along the way, or answer at the end. Just quickly, the history of where government has got to is based on the Minister’s ‘5 point plan’ that he talked about in 2003. Then there was the alcohol framework exercise which canvassed the whole Territory and with every submission that has been written to the Licensing Commission for the last 20 years. It produced a report with some 64 recommendations. Government has been through those and endorsed some, rejected a few and is looking at further work on others. Then just more recently, there were a couple of election promises made and those have really culminated today with the Anti-Social Behaviour Act and changes to the Liquor Act, we can talk about those. Just very briefly, the approach that has been taken now is really about whole of government or whole of community and the idea is to get better integration and coordination across what various departments are doing. There is a lot of resources already invested
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