Inquiry into Alcohol Toll Reduction Bill 2007
Terms of Reference
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On 14 February 2008 the Senate, on the
recommendation of the Selection of Bills Committee, has referred the
above Bill to the Committee for inquiry and report by
18 June 2008.
The Bill aims to create a culture of
responsible drinking, and to facilitate a reduction in the alcohol toll
resulting from excessive alcohol consumption. To achieve this aim the Bill
will:
- Require health information labels on all alcohol products;
- Restrict TV and radio alcohol advertising to after 9pm and before 5am, to
stop alcohol being marketed to young people;
- Require all alcohol ads to be pre-approved by a government
body comprising an expert from the medical profession, alcohol and drug
support sector, accident trauma support sector and the alcohol industry;
- Ban alcohol ads which are aimed at children or which link
drinking to personal, business, social, sporting, sexual or other success.
The Bill and second reading speech may be
accessed via the link:
Legislation and documentation to the inquiry
The Committee invites you to provide a
written submission addressing issues that may be of relevance to you. The
submission should be lodged by 20 March 2008. The Committee prefers to
receive submissions electronically as an attached document – email:
community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au – otherwise by fax (02 6277 5829).
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.
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