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Victorian Parliament passes bill to decriminalise public drunkenness We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement The Victorian Parliament has passed legislation to decriminalise public drunkenness after years of advocacy by the family of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, who suffered a fatal fall while in custody. Ms Day’s family welcomed the passing of the legislation and said it was also a “long overdue day” for Aboriginal people in Victoria. Tanya Day, Yorta Yorta mother and grandmother. The 55-year-old had fallen asleep on a train from Bendigo when police arrested her for public drunkenness and took her to Castlemaine police station. She fell and hit her head while in a police cell and was taken to hospital where she died 17 days later.

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