Setting legal limits on trading hours for licensed premises has been a key policy approach to managing alcohol-related problems in Australia. Recently, following gradual extensions to permitted hours of sale, more rigorous restrictions on have been implemented in NSW and Queensland. There is a growing body of international research examining the impacts of trading hour policies on alcohol-related harm and this systematic review of the literature examines studies over the past ten years.
Twenty-one studies were identified, including seven from Australia, which demonstrate that reducing the hours during which on-premise alcohol outlets can sell alcohol late at night can substantially reduce rates of violence. The authors conclude that "the evidence of effectiveness is strong enough to consider restrictions on late trading hours for bars and hotels as a key approach to reducing late-night violence in Australia."
Claire Wilkinson, Michael Livingston, Robin Room Impacts of changes to trading hours of liquor licences on alcohol-related harm: a systematic review 2005–2015. Public Health Research & Practice 26 (4), September 2016. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp2641644
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