The NSW opposition wants parliament to be recalled to pass legislation on alcohol restrictions. Source: AAP
THE NSW opposition wants parliament to be recalled immediately to pass legislation on alcohol restrictions.
As 18-year-old Daniel Christie continues to fight for his life after he was felled by a punch at Kings Cross on New Year's Eve, the opposition is calling for Premier Barry O'Farrell to take action on alcohol-fuelled violence within the next week.
The opposition has repeatedly called for the government to implement its alcohol policy, which includes imposing 1am lockouts and 3am last drinks.
"Barry O'Farrell can recall parliament and this could be brought into policy by next Friday," opposition liquor regulation spokesman, Dr Andrew McDonald, told reporters in Sydney on Friday.
"If he weren't in bed with big alcohol he would have passed this legislation by now."
Dr McDonald said he would love to see legislation passed within the next week if parliament could be recalled for an emergency sitting.
"There will be more deaths from alcohol this summer than we will have on the roads," he said.
The opposition's demands for change have previously been echoed by emergency service workers and doctors, who last month urged the government to implement the plan.
They say the Newcastle trial cut alcohol-fuelled violence by 37 per cent and emergency department admissions by 26 per cent.
But Mr O'Farrell on Thursday said the government had already imposed measures in Kings Cross, which had seen assaults in the precinct drop by one-third.
"That's of no comfort to the Christie family but equally, the slogan being put forward by my opponents is of no comfort to someone who was assaulted at 9pm," Mr O'Farrell said.
The Christie family broke their silence on Thursday, saying their lives have been turned upside-down since their son was attacked.
He remains in a critical condition in St Vincent's Hospital.
"We have all been affected so much by this tragedy, and our clear focus remains with our son and brother through this difficult time," the family said in a statement.
They said they didn't agree with the term "king-hit", adding that "coward punch" was more appropriate.
Police Minister Michael Gallacher agreed, saying the term "coward punch" should be used in legislation
People needed to understand king-hitting people and other gutless acts should not be respected, he told reporters on Friday.
"They should not be hidden in words like assault occasioning actual bodily harm or assault occasioning grievous bodily harm," he said.
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