Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

LIQUOR ACT 1975

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Object of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act––application of Criminal Code etc  
   6.      Meaning of sale of liquor to another person  
   7.      Licence issued in name of 2 or more people  
   8.      Approval for training programs  
   9.      Application of Act  

   PART 2--ENFORCEMENT

   25.     Powers of entry  
   26.     Production of licences and permits  
   27.     Seizure  
   28.     Return or forfeiture  
   29.     Summary disposal  
   30.     People under 18—powers of inspectors and police officers  
   31.     Cautioning young people  
   32.     Revocation of cautions  

   PART 3--STANDARDS FOR LICENSED PREMISES

   33.     Licensing standards manual  
   34.     Amendment and repeal of manual  
   37.     Inspection of manual  
   39.     Saving of operation of Building Act  
   40.     Public areas  
   40A.    Bar-rooms  
   41.     Occupancy loadings—indoor public areas  
   42.     Occupancy loadings—outdoor public areas  
   43.     Display of signs  

   PART 4--LICENCES

           Division 4.1--Classes of licences

   44.     Classes of licences  
   45.     General licences  
   46.     On licences  
   47.     Off licences  
   48.     Club licences  
   49.     Special licences  

           Division 4.2--Issue of licences

   50.     Application for licence  
   51.     Class of licences  
   52.     Issue of licences—relevant considerations  
   53.     Issue of licences—training condition  
   54.     Issue and transfer of club licences—conditions  
   55.     Issue of special licences  
   56.     Licence not to be issued if premises incomplete  
   57.     Issue of licences  
   58.     Duration of licence  

           Division 4.3--Renewal of licences

   59.     Renewal  
   60.     Duration of renewal  
   61.     Failure to renew or pay instalment  

           Division 4.4--Records

   62.     Records of liquor transactions  

           Division 4.5--Transfer of licences

   63.     Transfer  
   64.     Transfer—relevant considerations  
   65.     Transfer of licences—training condition  

           Division 4.6--Surrender of licences

   66.     Definition of conditional surrender for div 4.6  
   67.     Cancellation on surrender  

           Division 4.7--Licences held by partnerships

   68.     Application of s 71 and s 72  
   69.     Notice of partnership  
   70.     Partnership changes—training  
   71.     Rights and liabilities of partners  
   72.     Suspension or cancellation of partner's licence  

           Division 4.8--Licences held by corporations

   73.     Information about influential people  
   74.     Changes in influential personnel  
   75.     Changes in influential personnel—training  

   PART 5--CONTROL AND CONDUCT OF LICENSEES

           Division 5.1--Preliminary

   76.     Application to partnerships  

           Division 5.2--Complaints

   77.     Who may complain?  
   78.     Form of complaint  
   79.     Withdrawal of complaints  
   80.     Further information about complaint etc  
   81.     Investigation of complaint  
   82.     No further action on complaint  
   83.     Action after investigating complaint  

           Division 5.3--Occupational discipline —licensees

   84.     Grounds for occupational discipline  
   85.     Application to ACAT for occupational discipline  

   PART 6--ALTERATION OF LICENSED PREMISES

   86.     Application for alteration  
   87.     Decision by commissioner  
   88.     Relevant considerations  
   89.     Offences  

   PART 7--CLOSURE OF LICENSED PREMISES

   90.     Application for closure  
   91.     Decision of commissioner  
   92.     Relevant considerations  
   93.     Offences  

   PART 8--TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF OFF LICENCE PREMISES

   104.    Authorisation—off licences  
   105.    Notice  

   PART 9--PERMITS

           Division 9.1--Kinds of permits

   106.    What is a permit?  
   106A.   What is a liquor permit?  
   106B.   What is a non-profit organisation wine permit?  
   106C.   What is a tourism wine permit?  
   106D.   Meaning of amount in a permit  

           Division 9.2--Issue of permits

   107.    Application for permit  
   108.    Consideration of application  
   109A.   Criteria for liquor permit  
   109B.   Criteria for non-profit organisation wine permit  
   109C.   Criteria for tourism wine permit  
   110.    Permit conditions may differ from application  
   110A.   Permit to be subject to condition about smoking  
   111.    Conditions to be stated in permit  
   112.    Source of liquor to be endorsed on permit  
   113.    Refund of permit fees  
   114.    Return of permits to commissioner  

           Division 9.3--Cancellation of permits

   115.    Application to partnerships  
   116.    Ground for cancellation  
   117.    Complaints  
   118.    Decision of commissioner  

   PART 10--OFFENCES

           Division 10.1--General

   120.    Definition of non-trading day for pt 10  
   121.    General licence—minimum bar trading hours  
   122.    On licence—minimum bar trading hours  
   123.    Special licences—conditions  
   124.    Permits—conditions  
   125.    Return of licences to commissioner  
   126.    Provision of food  
   127.    Notices about food  
   128.    Cleanliness of licensed premises  
   129.    Maintenance of licensed premises  
   130.    Notices of bar trading hours  
   131.    Sexually explicit entertainment  
   132.    Notice of absence from licensed premises  
   133.    Change in control of licensed premises  
   134.    Sale of petrol at licensed premises  
   135.    Sale of liquor—general  
   136.    Supply of liquor by licensed clubs  
   137.    Advertising by licensed clubs  
   138.    Sale or supply of liquor to intoxicated people  
   139.    Consumption of liquor in certain public places  
   141.    Sale of adulterated liquor  
   142.    People on licensed premises after hours  
   143.    Exclusion of persons from licensed premises  
   144.    People on licensed premises for unlawful purposes  
   145.    Keeping licences on licensed premises  
   146.    Consumption of liquor on off licence premises  
   147.    Consumption of liquor on business premises  
   148.    Exceeding occupancy loading  
   149.    Failing to display occupancy loading signs  
   150.    Failing to require patrons to leave  

           Division 10.2--Under-age drinking

   151.    Definitions for div 10.2  
   152.    Sale or supply of liquor to under-age people  
   153.    Offence by licensee for possession or consumption of liquor by under-age  
   154.    Buying, possession and consumption of liquor by  
   155.    Sending under-age people to obtain liquor  
   156.    Entry to bar-rooms by under-age people etc  
   157.    Licensee allowing entry to bar-rooms by under-age people  
   158.    False identification  

   PART 11--EVIDENCE

   159.    Liquor  
   160.    Licensees and permit-holders  
   161.    Occupancy loading  

   PART 12--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   162.    Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 12  
   163.    Reviewable decision notices  
   164.    Applications for review  

   PART 14--MISCELLANEOUS

   175.    Proof of age cards  
   177.    Acts and omissions of representatives  
   177A.   Breath analysis tests on licensed premises  
   178.    Proceedings for offences  
   179.    Determination of fees  
   180.    Approved forms  
   181.    Regulation-making power  
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