Plans to Give Police More Power to Deal With Alcohol Louts
Source: Western Australia. Media Release.
"The Liberal-National Government is set to give police more power to deal with alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour. Racing and Gaming Minister Terry Waldron said he would draft changes to legislation to give police discretionary power to seize and dispose of unopened liquor from people drinking in public. “Currently, the unauthorised consumption of alcohol in a public place is an offence and police can seize and tip out liquor that has been opened,” Mr Waldron said. “But the police have no authority to seize and dispose of unopened liquor unless the person drinking it is a juvenile or the offence occurs at a designated special event such as the Australia Day Skyworks.”"