NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles would not say if she expects opt-out bans to be reimposed this week, as flagged by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
The Northern Territory Chief Minister has appeared to downplay the prospect of Intervention-era alcohol bans being reinstated in Alice Springs this week.NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles suggests it's unlikely blanket alcohol bans will return to the NTAMSANT CEO John Paterson says he prefers an opt-out model in the interimduring last week's whirlwind trip for meetings about crime and violence in Alice Springs.
Last week the prime minister said the review would advise whether the current system that requires communities to opt-in to ongoing restrictions should instead become opt-out. "What the conversation has been is around those all-important Alcohol Management Plans, which would ensure that communities decide how alcohol would be [managed]," she said.
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