NT Police issue more than 120 ban notices to curb alcohol-related offences in 2019-20
POLICE dished out 125 banning notices to people across the NT in 2019-20 in an effort to curb alcohol-related offences.
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POLICE dished out 125 banning notices to people across the NT in 2019-20 in an effort to curb alcohol-related offences.
The notices handed out under the Liquor Act give police the power to ban someone from a high-risk area for up to 14 days.
Police can also use the power if they believe that an offence is likely to be committed.
The 2019-2020 NT Police annual report found that of the 117 people slapped with a banning notice last financial year, 48 were youths aged between 9 and 17.
Most people received one notice but four were given notices twice and two people were given three notices in the year to July.
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Five notices were given to people aged 18 to 25, 17 notices to people aged 26 to 34, 14 notices to people aged 35 to 44, 25 notices to people aged 45 to 54 and eight notices to people aged 55 to 70.
NT Police Commander Matthew Hollamby urged all Territorians to drink responsibly.
“Anyone of any age who receives a banning notice is of concern to police,” he said.
“A banning notice is issued if someone has committed an alcohol-related offence in a high risk area, or police believe that an offence is likely to be committed.”
People can be given a banning notice for a range of reasons including riotous, offensive, disorderly behaviour, loitering following a notice, drug possession, common assault, stealing and failing to leave a high risk area.
In Darwin 25 notices were handed out, 41 in Palmerston, 57 in Alice Springs and two in Katherine.
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The most common reason for a notice to be handed out in the NT was for a loitering offence following a notice (48) while the second most common reason was for drinking at a regulated place (40).
Just eight non-Aboriginal and two people with an unknown background were handed notices.
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