ALAC provides evidence-based policy advice.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Policy statements and&nbsp;Submissions are listed below&nbsp;for downloading or reading.<BR><BR>You will need Adobe Acrobat reader to open these PDF's, you can download the reader for free from the <A href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html" target=_blank>Adobe site</A>.

ALAC provides evidence-based policy advice.  

Policy statements and Submissions are listed below for downloading or reading.

You will need Adobe Acrobat reader to open these PDF's, you can download the reader for free from the Adobe site. 

 Policy: Ready-To-Drinks (RTDs)(222k) (pdf)
ALAC's policy statement on RTDs.

Released September 2008 

 Policy: Blood Alcohol Content Limit (134k) (pdf)
ALAC's policy statement on New Zealand's Blood Alcohol Content Limit.

Released: September 2008 

 Policy: Definition of Early Intervention (143k) (pdf)

ALAC's definition of early intervention, including an exploration of the relationship between early and brief intervention.

Released 2004. 

 Policy: Regulation of the Drinking of Alcohol in Public Places (29k) (pdf)

Problematic public drinking can lead to vandalism, negative impacts on businesses, noise, violence and disorder. Although some of these problems can be reduced using bylaws, regulating public drinking can sometimes add new problems, including displacement caused by moving drinkers on particularly for young people. 

Released 2002. 

 Policy: Upper Limits for Responsible Drinking (58k) (pdf)

ALAC has developed a set of suggested 'safer drinking levels' for both men and women. This is a general guide, to help people establish whether they are drinking safely in a given situation.

Released 2002. 

 Policy: The Minimum Legal Age for Purchasing Alcohol (172k) (pdf)

Background to the lowering of the purchase age to 18 in 1999, and why ALAC would support the age being raised again to 20.

Released 2002. 

 Submission on the Youth Harm Reduction Amendment Bill 2005 (192k) (pdf)
Submission to the Law and Order Select Committee on the Sale of Liquor Amendment Bill 

 Submission to the Liquor Advertising Review 2003 (377k) (pdf)

This document provides ALAC's comments on the issue of liquor advertising on radio and television and includes discussion on the related area of sponsorship. 

 Submission on the Manukau City Council Draft Strategy 2002 (93k) (pdf)

Submission on the Manukau City Council Draft Strategy - 'Reducing Alcohol Related Problems in Manukau' 2002 

 Submission on the Local Government Bill 2002 (110k) (pdf)

Comments on local authorities' powers to create bylaws regarding liquor.  

 Submission on the Local Government Act Review 2002 (90k) (pdf)

Reviewing the Local Government Act 1974 (specifically on liquor bylaw creation) 

 Submission on the Tax Review 2001 (180k) (pdf)

Submission on the Tax review 2001, giving ALAC's position on the removal or reduction of the excise on alcoholic beverages. 

 Submission to the Justice and Law Reform Select Committee on the Sale of Liquor Amendment Bill No 2 (1999) (478k) (pdf)

Includes discussion on the lowering of the minimum purchase age.