Inquiry into Ready-to-Drink Alcohol Beverages
Terms of Reference
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On 15 May 2008 the
Senate referred to the Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and report
by 24 June 2008:
- the effectiveness of the Government's
proposed changes to the alcohol excise regime in reducing the claims of
excessive consumption of ready-to-drink alcohol beverages;
- the consumption patterns of ready-to-drink
alcohol beverages by sex and age group;
- the consumption patterns of all alcohol
beverages by sex and age group;
- the impact of these changes on patterns of
overall full strength spirit consumption, including any increased
consumption of standard drinks of alcohol;
- the evidence underpinning the claims of
significant public health benefit in the increase of excise on this
category of alcohol;
- applicability
of incentives to encourage production and consumption of lower alcohol
content beverages;
- the modelling underpinning the Government's
revenue estimates of this measure;
- the effectiveness of excise increases as a
tool in reducing the levels of alcohol related harm;
- the empirical evidence on which the
government's decision to increase the excise on ready-to-drink alcohol
beverages was based; and
- the effect of alternative means of limiting
excessive alcohol consumption and levels of alcohol related harm among
young people.
Written submissions are
invited and should be addressed to:
The Secretary
Senate Community Affairs Committee
PO
Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Closing date for the
receipt of submissions is 30 May 2008.
The Committee prefers to receive submissions
electronically as an attached document - email:
community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au
Submissions become Committee documents and
are made public only after a decision by the Committee. Publication of
submissions includes loading them onto the internet and their being
available to other interested parties including the media. Persons making
submissions must not release them without the approval of the Committee.
Submissions are covered by parliamentary privilege but the unauthorised
release of them is not protected.
Following consideration of submissions, the
Committee will hold public hearings. The Committee will consider all
submissions and may invite individuals and organisations to give evidence
at the public hearings.
Information relating to
Senate Committee inquiries, including notes to assist in the preparation
of submissions for a Committee, can be located on the internet at
https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm
For further details contact the Committee
Secretary, Phone: (02) 6277 3515, Fax: (02) 6277 5829.
E-mail:
community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia