Preface
Public consultation is a core feature of the guideline development work of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). It contributes to the accountability of the agency and the independence of the advice.
For the draft Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol, public consultation was undertaken from 16 December 2019 to 24 February 2020. The process was conducted in accordance with Section 13 of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992.
In total, 51 submissions were received in response to public consultation and of those submissions, 45 included permission to be published. The submissions which included permission to be published are outlined in this report. Redactions have been made to some submissions to remove personal information. Where redactions have been made, the submissions have been marked accordingly.
A summary of the main suggestions and key actions taken in response to the submissions received is outlined in Appendix 5 of the guidelines.
Public Consultation Submissions
- Alcohol and Drug Foundation (PDF 216 KB)
- Alcohol Beverages Australia (PDF 1.65 MB)
- Alcohol Beverages Australia Data Analysis Report (PDF 1.16 MB)
- Alcohol Policy Coalition (PDF 398.1 KB)
- Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (PDF 143.49 KB)
- Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (PDF 152.01 KB)
- Australian College of Midwives (PDF 215.17 KB)
- Australian Medical Association (PDF 211.82 KB)
- Brewers Association (PDF 235.38 KB)
- Brewers Association of Australia (PDF 222.36 KB)
- Cancer Council (PDF 112.33 KB)
- Commissioner for Children and Young People, Western Australia (PDF 382.65 KB)
- Department of Education, Skills and Employment (PDF 204.55 KB)
- Dietitians Association of Australia (PDF 217.93 KB)
- DrinkWise Australia (PDF 243.55 KB)
- Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia (PDF 194.11 KB)
- FASD Research Australia Centre of Research Excellence & Telethon Kids Institute (PDF 227.82 KB)
- Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (PDF 242.95 KB)
- The George Institute for Global Health (PDF 205.87 KB)
- Mental Health Commission Western Australia (PDF 231.27 KB)
- National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (PDF 264.95 KB)
- National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (PDF 245.97 KB)
- NOFASD Australia (PDF 224.33 KB)
- NSW Ministry of Health (PDF 235.66 KB)
- Public Health Association of Australia (PDF 199.56 KB)
- Queensland Consumers’ Association (PDF 236.27 KB)
- Retail Drinks Australia (PDF 208.03 KB)
- The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (PDF 237.8 KB)
- The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (PDF 207.42 KB)
- Stroke Foundation (PDF 214.27 KB)
- University of Adelaide (PDF 206.66 KB)
- University of Sydney, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (PDF 229.1 KB)
- University of Sydney, Sydney Health Ethics (PDF 156.65 KB)
- Western Australia Chief Health Officer (PDF 213.5 KB)