While at a Christmas gathering, between the third and sixth toast, some of us may ponder: is there a difference between being intoxicated and being drunk?
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Victoria Police are seeking the same sort of clarity. Under current law, there is a difference between being drunk and being intoxicated.
Sen-Sgt David Sheppard said in NSW there was only one definition and it would be easier for police to charge patrons and licensees with drunkenness, liquor licensing and public order offences if the law was similar in Victoria.
The law created odd situations. “You’re not allowed to have a drunk on the premises, but you can be intoxicated on a premises as long as you’re not being served, which is bizarre,” he said.
