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Alcohol Management Plans

Since 30 December 2002, restrictions on the type and quantity of liquor that can be brought into various remote Indigenous communities have been gradually implemented in Queensland.

Alcohol Management Plans have been developed by Community Justice Groups and contain recommendations for declaring all or part of a community area a:

Restricted Area and/or a
Dry Place

People who live in, or are planning to visit, travel through or pass near any of the following communities should ensure they are aware of the laws.

Penalties

If a person has liquor in their possession in a public place within a Restricted Area, the maximum fines a court may impose are:

1st offence - up to $37,500
2nd offence - up to $52,500 or 6 months imprisonment
3rd offence - up to $75,000 or 18 months imprisonment

Far North Queensland

North Queensland

Palm Island

West Queensland

Central Queensland

Woorabinda

Wide Bay

Cherbourg

For more information on the Alcohol Management Program visit the Meeting Challenges, Making Choices website or telephone the Alcohol Management Program information line on 1300 789 000.

View a map of Indigenous communities (JPEG 187kb)

Last updated 30 May 2008.