1. Retailers Crack Down on Underage Liquor Buying
Liquor retailers have been receiving a lot of criticism lately because of their sale of alcohol to
underage minors. Now retailers are doing something about it by hiring special staff to police
their stores for underage school leavers attempting to obtain alcohol during Schoolies Week.
Hot spots have been identified and security staff will be stationed at these points in an attempt
to root out minors trying to obtain alcohol.
BWS and Dan Murphys are leading the pack in cracking down on underage alcohol purchasing
by hiring an additional 60 guards to be stationed around the country especially in holiday spots
where school leavers frequently congregate to celebrate.
Underage people will not be able to enter liquor stores and those teenagers attempting to gain
alcohol from the over 18 counterparts will also be watched. Those school leavers that are over
18 and attempting to purchase alcohol on behalf of the underage friends will also be refused
alcohol by the guards.
This post on Brisbanetimes.com website has more:
Liquor retailers are hiring security staff to crackdown on underage school leavers getting
hold of alcohol during Schoolies Week celebrations.
Dan Murphy’s and BWS, both owned by supermarket giant Woolworths, will have
security staff on the door at designated Schoolies “hot spots” over the week-long
festivities.
About 60 guards will be employed across the nation, in particular at popular Schoolies
locations such as Surfers Paradise, the Sunshine Coast and Byron Bay.
The guards will prevent underage people from entering stores as well as keeping an
eye on teenagers attempting to use over-18s to purchase alcohol for them.
Staff and guards have been directed to refuse service to any member of a group they
believe may be purchasing alcohol for minors, even if that person has identification
proving they’re over 18.
Security staff will also be used to deny access to stores to intoxicated people.
”BWS and Dan Murphy’s are committed to the responsible service of alcohol and in
the lead-up to Schoolies we are reinforcing the importance of this to our customers and
staff,” BWS and Dan Murphy’s national liquor licensing manager Shane Tremble said in
a statement.
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2. ”The secondary supply of alcohol to minors is a significant issue for our stores, the
authorities and the community. We know that very few underage drinkers attempt to buy
alcohol themselves, preferring to ask others to buy it for them so it is important we tackle
this issue head-on.
Read more:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/liquor-stores-hire-schoolies-security-2012
1113-299g9.html#ixzz2C62Bhpb7
Although there may some patrons that are refused alcohol during this time, the companies have
reiterated that their main objective is keeping alcohol out of the hands of under aged youth who
have a tendency to abuse it.
These retailers have a larger plan in motion which will see customers having to produce their ID
if they look under the age of 25. Although just being implemented by retailers, this is part of
Responsible service of alcohol legislation anyway.
Liquor retailers will also have signage posted around their stores to warn customers that it is a
crime to buy alcohol for underage people. Schoolies week will see about 30,000 students
flocking to the Gold Coast to celebrate and hopefully measures like these will reduce the alcohol
induced harm that occurs each year at the celebrations.
Retailers Crack Down on Underage Liquor Buying
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