Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority

The Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority is a Western Australian authority that commenced operation on 1 January 1974.

The Authority was established under the Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority Act of 1974[1] for the treatment, management, care and rehabilitation of people suffering from alcohol and drug abuse in Western Australia.[2][3][4]

The Authority has undertaken research and provided educational facilities directed at alcohol and drug abuse. Various members of the authority have at times declared publicly their attitude towards evidence of alcohol abuse in Australia[5] and the authority has had as part of its activity, concern about the criminalization of drunkenness.[6] A range of people worked for the authority as social workers or other professional roles during their careers, including Kay Hallahan.

It has also provided materials assisting people requiring help.[7]

The Authority also manages rehabilitation centres.

  1. ^ "Alcohol and Drug Authority Act 1974". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority (1990), Strategic plan, 1990-1993, The Authority, retrieved 1 January 2015
  3. ^ Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority (1976), "Annual report", Alcohol and Drug Authority Report for Year Ended 30Th June, Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority, ISSN 0155-2422
  4. ^ Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority (1982), Alcohol and Drug Authority report for year ended 30th June, The Authority, ISSN 0155-2422
  5. ^ "Alcohol use in Australia 'now epidemic'". The Canberra Times. 26 January 1984. p. 6. Retrieved 1 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority (1992), Decriminalisation of drunkenness, The Authority, retrieved 1 January 2015
  7. ^ Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority (1988), Directory of Alcohol and Other Drug Services in Western Australia, Alcohol and Drug Authority, ISSN 1032-3864