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This is a RCIADIC recommendation
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Monitor effects of restrictions on alcohol consumption
That governments should closely monitor the effects of dry area declarations and other regulations or laws restricting the consumption of alcohol so as to determine their effect on the rates of custody in particular areas and other consequences.
Background
The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) identified that in several jurisdictions, the decriminalisation of public intoxication is often accompanied with other restrictions such as ‘dry areas’ where alcohol is prohibited. These regulations may act as a re-criminalisation of public drinking and continue to have a similar effect on rates of Aboriginal deaths in custody.