St Vincent's Hospital calls on NSW government to rethink bottleshop changes

By Sean Nicholls, James Robertson
Updated December 8 2016 - 9:08pm, first published 6:47pm
Mike Baird talks about the lockout law changes at Parramatta this morning. Photo: Jessica Hromas
Mike Baird talks about the lockout law changes at Parramatta this morning. Photo: Jessica Hromas
St Vincent's Clinical Director of Alcohol & Drug Services Professor Nadine Ezard says the laws had dropped assaults.  Photo: Daniel Munoz
St Vincent's Clinical Director of Alcohol & Drug Services Professor Nadine Ezard says the laws had dropped assaults. Photo: Daniel Munoz

St Vincent's Hospital has called on the Baird government to reconsider an extension of bottle shop trading hours as part of a relaxation of its controversial "lockout laws", saying a 10pm closing time has "stopped a conveyor belt of carnage" and domestic assaults.

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