Authorities study ID scanners as liquor control measures

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New liquor control measures are set to be introduced in Singapore early next year. In crafting these measures, the Home Affairs Ministry conducted study trips to other cities to observe alcohol regulations there.

A team from the ministry recently returned from visits to Sydney and Brisbane – both of which have strict regulations in place to minimise alcohol-related harms, while ensuring the industry continues to profit.

One measure authorities have found effective is the mandatory use of ID scanners in certain nightspots. In some areas, these scanners are linked between venues so as to reinforce ban orders.

In New South Wales, a person who has been charged or found guilty of an offence involving alcohol-related violence can be banned from high-risk premises.

Incidents of people who try to use fake IDs or even other people's IDs to get in happen "fairly often", said an operations manager of a nightspot in Sydney.

That is why security personnel have to inspect clubgoers' IDs carefully, he said. It is "not a foolproof system", but it has worked for them most of the time, he added.