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Barkly region faces new grog laws as Liquor Commission bids to reduce alcohol-related harm
People in the Barkly region in the remote Northern Territory will need to provide ID to buy a drink at the pub under proposed changes to the region’s alcohol policies.
Key points:
- The Liquor Commission has recommended a range of changes to alcohol policy in the Barkly region
- The measures include limiting takeaway alcohol purchases to three transactions per household per day
- Stakeholders have four weeks to comment on the proposals
The measure is among a handful of recommendations made by the Northern Territory Liquor Commission following a two-year review intended to reduce alcohol-related harm in the area.
Under the proposed change, patrons would be barred from buying drinks from three licensed premises — the Goldfields Hotel, the Tennant…
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