Some Statistics on the Possible Effects of the Sale of Liquor Ammendment Act 1999 (NZ)

The Sale of Liquor Amendment Act 1999 introduced a number of major changes to New Zealand's alcohol laws. One of the major changes, which came into effect on 1 December 1999, concerned the minimum age that people may legally drink alcohol; the legal minimum drinking age was lowered from 20 years to 18 years.

This report presents some statistics on the possible effects of the Sale of Liquor Amendment Act 1999, and focuses on the lowering of the drinking age. The statistics presented are mostly limited to those statistics routinely collected on a national basis for various purposes. The statistics presented do not explicitly measure the impact of lowering the minimum legal age for purchasing alcohol, rather, they are indicators of the possible impact of lowering the drinking age.

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Publication Year: 2002

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