Table 2 Membership and activity of NEDLAC committees
Committee and years of key activity | Reported membership | Nature of key activity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Industry (most often referred to as ‘business’ in the dataset) | Government | Labour | Community | ||||
NEDLAC Trade and Industry Chamber Liquor Amendment Bill Task Team; 2017 (39) | 7 | 3 | 5 | None noted | The Department of Trade and Industry tabled the National Liquor Amendment Bill to the task team for engagement in April 2017. The task team submitted the NEDLAC report on the Bill, which was based on detailed review by all parties to identify areas of agreement and disagreement between April and November 2017 (39) | ||
NEDLAC Trade and Industry Chamber 1-aside Task Team; 2017 (39) | Sub-committee of the above (individual members unknown) | Set up to support the commissioning of industry-funded research on the economic impact of the Bill (39 pp.1–2), | |||||
NEDLAC Rapid Response Task Team (NRRTT) Liquor Industry Sub-Committee; 2020; 2021 (54) | 15 reported in (54) (pp.56 − 7), although 24 reported to attend at least one meeting in July 2020 | 8 | 7 | 1 | In 2020, a NRRTT was set up as part of the wider government response to the Covid-19 pandemic. A sub-committee was created to address the impact of the temporary alcohol sales bans on the industry (54) | ||
Liquor Advisory Council; 2020 | Yes (number unknown) | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | In November 2020, industry confirmed it had set up the council, apparently to discuss their proposals for the social compact | ||
NEDLAC Rapid Response Liquor Industry 2-aside Task Team; 2021 | 3 | 7 (including 5 NEDLAC officials) | 2 | 1 | In June 2021, another NRRTT sub-committee was set up, which included discussion of the social compact | ||