Travelling in alcohol-restricted areas
Alcohol restrictions apply to 15 local government areas across Queensland.
The amount and type of alcohol you can take into or through a restricted area (or dry place) is limited. Taking alcohol into or through many areas is banned.
Read the rules and alcohol limits for each community.
Where alcohol can be carried
Bona-fide travellers can carry more alcohol than the limit on these roads and public facilities only:
Doomadgee
- Savannah Way
- the public facilities in Doomadgee, including the Doomadgee Roadhouse
Lockhart River
- Frenchmen's Road
- Portland Roads Road
Wujal Wujal
- the Bloomfield Track, including Douglas Street and the Rossville-Bloomfield Road
- Bloomfield Crossing
- the car park at Bloomfield Falls
- the car park for the Wujal Wujal Arts and Cultural Centre.
All other roads and facilities are subject to the maximum alcohol limits. There are no exceptions for anyone.
How alcohol must be carried
The alcohol must be:
- secured in your vehicle
- covered up so it can't be seen from outside your vehicle
- in your vehicle at all times while travelling on that road or using that public facility.
You must not:
- drink the alcohol in the restricted area
- stop anywhere other than the public facilities listed, unless it's an emergency (such as a break down).
Police powers
Police have the power to:
- stop and search people and vehicles in, or entering, a restricted area
- take the alcohol where alcohol restrictions are being breached
- take the vehicle—including a car, boat or plane—that was used to bring the alcohol into the restricted area.
This is a guide only and should not be considered legal advice.
For more information about police powers, contact 13 QGOV (13 74 68).
Proving you're a bona-fide traveller
A 'bona-fide traveller' is someone—for example, a tourist—who can prove their destination is not in the restricted area.
These items may help you prove you are a bona-fide traveller:
- your trip itinerary
- valid camping permits
- a driver licence showing your home address is not in the restricted area
- accommodation bookings in destinations outside the restricted area.