Minutes – 27April 2015
Minutes
Meeting #11 – 27April2015@ 2.30pm
Department of Health, Conference Room, 1st floor, Matt Glynn Building
Meeting Chair / Barb Shaw, President of Barkly Regional CouncilPresent / LT, Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation
Georgina Bracken, Tennant Creek Women’s Refuge
Jordan Jenkins, Tennant Creek Hotel
Richard James, Patta Aboriginal Corporation
Pat Braun, Catholic Care
Apologies / Greg Marlow, Chamber of Commerce
John Baker, Memo Club
Ian Gabriel, Headframe Bottle Shop
Stewart Naylor, Barkly Regional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Group
1Welcome
Meeting started at 2.40pm.
The Chair welcomed and thanked the Alcohol Reference Group (ARG) members for attending. Apologies received from Stewart Naylor, JB, Greg and Ian.
Today’s ARG is to further discuss and reshape the AMP in relation to a response received by each NT government agency.
Also, to discuss and plan the next steps to undertake before the AMP is sent to government for their endorsement.
A)Minutes
There are nil Minutes to ratify as both the December 2014 and February 2015 ARG meetings were to discuss the draft AMP with the Minister. No Minutes were taken during these meetings.
2Draft Alcohol Management Plan
The government’s response was tabled and the Chair went through each response. This followed by discussion on whether the ARG would accept/not accept, amendment/not amendment government’s comments.
The following strategies had received comment from government agencies and the ARG members provided the following comments:
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Agency / Strategy / Support / Not Support / Comment / Action / ARG Comment(s)NT Police / 1.6 (b) / Support / NTP support their participation in a revised electronic scanning system but suggest the Dept of Business takes the lead role / Update AMP to reflect / Agree to update AMP to reflect; however, use the term responsible rather than lead
NT Police / 1.6 (c) / Support / NTP advocate using an electronic system along with targeted TBLs / Nil / Agree
NT Police / 3.7 (c) / Support / NTP suggest they lead the Neighbourhood Watch and work with the Chamber of Commerce / Nil / Agree to update AMP to reflect.
Dept of Business / 1.7 / Support / DoB agreed to update the current Accord / Nil / Agree
Dept of Business / 1.8 (b) / Not Support / Remove to undertake local crowd control training / Reword AMP to reflect. / To remain in the AMP but remove DoB as partner. Also, reword strategy.
Dept of Business / 1.8 (c) / Not Support / Remove to undertake local training on food handling / Reword AMP to reflect. / To remain in the AMP but remove DoB as partner. Also, reword strategy.
Dept of Business / 1.9 / Not Support / Remove the inclusion of issuing of special licenses to be open for community feedback process / Removed special licenses but retained for all new licenses - which is the current practice / Agree to update AMP to reflect suggestions
Dept of Business / 1.9 / Amendment / Include that DoB GLS will inform and consult with the ARG regarding issue of new licenses / Reword AMP to reflect. / Agree to update AMP to reflect suggestions
Dept of Health / 2.6 (a) / Support / Health's agreement and clarification around leading a fully intergated approach to wrap-around after care service for clients / Nil / Nil
Dept of Health / 3.1 (a, b, c) / Support / NT Health suggest they take a role in education and training resources for FASD / Updated / Agree to update AMP to reflect suggestions
Dept of Health / 3.6 / Amendment / Suggest broadening the scope, to beyond just Catholic Care, to include all services providers in town to deliver support for non-drinkers / Updated partners to include all service providers / Agree to update AMP to reflect suggestions
Dept of Health / 3.15 / Support / Support and clarify the access to aftercare services for AMT clients to a relapse prevention program / Nil / Agree to update AMP to reflect suggestions. Also amend lead agency to NTG DoH.
Dept of Health / Support / General concern relating to the implementation and the monitoring of implementation / Nil / Nil
Dept of Housing / 3.9 (c) / Amendment / Suggest amending the current request to employ at least 1 male and 1 female tenancy officer, to supporting the provision of tenancy support services to public housing tenants at risk of not sustaining their tenancies / Reworded the 'how are we going to do this'. / Agree to update AMP to reflect suggestions
Dept of Housing / 3.11 (a) / Amendment / To advocate to government for an increase in public housing is best led by the ARG, not Territory Housing / Updated to ARG / Agree to update AMP to reflect suggestions. Also amend lead agency to BRAG & NT Shelter
Dept of Chief Minister / 2.3 / Amendment / Suggests the current wording of change of attidues towards risking drinking culture supporting by local sporting clubs implies sporting clubs current do not promote responsible drinking. Suggests changing to promote safe and responsible drinking amongst sporting clubs / Updated strategy / Agree to update AMP to reflect suggestions
Dept of Chief Minister / 2.5 / Amendment / Change lead agency to Dept of Local Government and Community Services / Changed lead agency / Agree to update AMP to reflect suggestions
Dept of Chief Minister / 2.6 (c) / Amendment / Implies little collaboration occurs in TC, suggested that the Community Safety Committee can play a role in this strategy / Changed lead agency / Agree to update AMP to reflect suggestions
Community Member / 3.5 / Oppose installation of CCTV monitoring systems in Paterson Street / Nil / Felt community feedback supported this strategy
Community Member / 3.4 / Oppose legislative changes to punish pregnant women for drinking. Research shows prohibition does not work. Recommend education is best. Much prefer legislative changes to punish liquor outlets for sale of alcohol to pregnant women / Nil / Felt community feedback supported this strategy
Community Member / 3.1 / Suggested that measuring success for FASD strategies to include no fasd births in TC / Update AMP to reflect / Reword AMP to read: Less pregnant women drinking alcohol
Community Member / 1.9 / Suggested align with NT Planning Act where all licencees could develop a management plan along with their licence application / Nil / Due to Licensing NT withdrawing support for tougher regulation in the initial AMP, decided not to pursue
Community Member / Goal 2 / Increase the use of word education / Nil / Nil
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3Other Business
The ARG members went through a next steps process. The following steps were agreed:
1)Update the AMP to reflect today’s decisions
2)Widely distribute the AMP to seeking community feedback
- Place advert in TC Times (8 & 22 May)
- Email the plan to local service providers
- Hold a follow up community forum on 26 May
- Submission to close on 29 May
3)Meet in June to review submissions
4)Update the AMP to reflect community feedback
5)Send the AMP to government for endorsement
Action: Place adverts in TC Times
Action: Arrange for an email distribution of the draft AMP
Action: Meet the week of 18 May to finalise community forum arrangements
Meeting finished at 4.00pm
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