00:00The banned drinkers register is being trialled in the Kimberley, Pilbara, Goldfields, Carnarvon and Gascoyne Junction.
00:09It aims to reduce harm by stopping listed people from accessing takeaway alcohol.
00:15And it has widespread support.
00:17Support for permanency, I think 80% of stakeholders consulted,
00:22expressed support for the banned drinkers register which is very good to see.
00:26It's a huge issue. It's got worse over the last eight years in my view.
00:30And targeted initiatives to combat that are welcome going forward.
00:37But more needs to be done, that's for sure.
00:40But an independent report by Deloitte Access Economics into its effectiveness
00:45has found there isn't enough evidence to prove the BDR has reduced alcohol related harm.
00:51The state government disagrees.
00:53What has happened here is a reduction in alcohol abuse and a massive reduction in overall crime.
00:59While the report found more time is needed to assess its overall impact,
01:03last week proposed laws were introduced to Parliament to make the BDR permanent,
01:08prompting concerns over potential negative effects.
01:12We might see some increased behaviours as far as aggression as concerned towards licensees.
01:19The report found increasing the availability of support services for people on the banned register
01:25would improve long-term behavioural change.
01:28The missing link in all of this in our regions is we don't have enough wraparound services.
01:33So we need to combat that on the other side with transitional housing,
01:37robust drug and alcohol services.
01:39We need to have mental health services.
01:41So none of those services are at a level where I think they can actually help those people that are actually on that BDR.
01:47They always say, oh we're spending this much in health and blah blah blah.
01:51But the problem is, well you're spending it but it's not reaching where it needs to be.
01:56Since these limits were introduced and the measures were introduced and enforced,
02:01there has been no uplift in demand for wraparound services.
02:05The government is pushing to make the BDR permanent.
02:08But the findings of this report are likely to raise questions when the legislation reaches the upper house.
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