Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Responsible Alcohol Service RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL SERVICE The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL SERVICE The Hon. S.G. WADE (14:30): The minister refers to fact sheets. What about the responsible service of alcohol? When will that be posted, and when will the code of practice be posted? The Hon. G.E. GAGO Legislative Council Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for the City of Adelaide RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL SERVICE The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for the City of Adelaide) (14:31): I am not too sure what the member is referring to in terms of the responsible service of alcohol. The intoxication guidelines go to the issue of responsible service of alcohol. It outlines what the requirements are of the licence holder, people selling and supplying liquor, patrons, etc. So those matters are addressed within the guidelines. There is training and education around the responsible service of alcohol that we are also in discussion with the industry about. We are considering mandating the requirement for training for anyone involved in the supply or selling of liquor. That is still under discussion, but there is strong support. I have to say that the industry has been very responsible and very supportive of moving to a mandatory system, so that is well underway. In terms of the code of conduct itself, as I have said, it has now been incorporated into the review process. A discussion paper is near completion, and that will be available to go out for broad public consultation very shortly.