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8 May 2024
Public drunkenness decriminalised across state

THOSE found publicly intoxicated will no longer automatically be in breach of the law, following a Victorian review and the subsequent implementation of a health-led response to drunkenness from earlier this week.

The changes, which came into effect on Melbourne Cup day, follow the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and will see those found intoxicated in public spaces and at event...

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