NAAJA, CAALAS, NTLAC Submission on the Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill

NAAJA, CAALAS and NTLAC make a joint submission to Penny Fielding, the Department of Health in relation to the Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill.

The Submission explains our concerns with the Bill, including:

Mandatory detention for up to 14 days of all adults who are admitted to an assessment facility;
De facto denial of legal representation before the Tribunal;
Ineffective appeal provisions;
Additional pressure on the court system; and
Unjustifiably high cost of implementing a non-evidence based scheme.

NAAJA is contracted by the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department (AGD) to provide Criminal and Civil Law services to Aboriginal people and their families in the Northern Territory.