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LIQUOR ACT 2007 - As at 27 December 2023 - Act 90 of 2007

- As at 27 December 2023 - Act 90 of 2007

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

PART 2 - PRINCIPAL OFFENCES RELATING TO SALE AND SUPPLY OF LIQUOR

PART 3 - LIQUOR LICENCES

Division 1 - Preliminary

Division 2 - Hotel licences

Division 3 - Club licences

Division 3A - Small bar licences

Division 4 - On-premises licences

Division 5 - Packaged liquor licences

Division 6 - Producer/wholesaler licences

  • 32 Wholesale suppliers of liquor
  • 33 Producers--authorisation conferred by licence
  • 34. (Repealed)
  • 35 Producers--miscellaneous provisions

Division 7 - Limited licences

PART 4 - LICENSING PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS

Division 1 - Licence applications and granting of licences

Division 1A - (Repealed)

None

Division 2 - Miscellaneous provisions relating to licences and licence-related authorisations

Division 2A - Periodic licence fees

  • 58A Periodic licence fee
  • 58B Suspension and cancellation for late payment of periodic licence fee
  • 58C Application for reinstatement of cancelled licence

Division 3 - Licence removals and transfers

Division 4 - Special provisions relating to corporate licensees

  • 65 Application of Division
  • 66 Appointment of managers
  • 67 Restrictions on who may be appointed as manager
  • 68 Approval of persons to manage licensed premises
  • 69 Notice of appointments
  • 70 Liability of licensee for contravention by manager
  • 71 Liability of directors etc for offences by corporation--accessory to the commission of the offences
  • 71A Evidence as to state of mind of corporation
  • 72 Corporate licences--interpretative provisions

Division 5 - Cumulative impact assessments

PART 5 - REGULATION AND CONTROL OF LICENSED PREMISES

Division 1 - Conduct on licensed premises

Division 2 - Exclusion of persons from licensed premises

Division 3 - Disturbance of quiet and good order of neighbourhood

  • 79 Making of complaint
  • 80 Dealing with complaints
  • 81 Decision by Secretary in relation to complaint

Division 4 - Closure orders

Division 5 - Late hour entry declarations

  • 87 Secretary may make late hour entry declaration
  • 88 Effect of late hour entry declaration
  • 89 Provisions relating to making of late hour entry declaration
  • 90 Secretary may vary or revoke late hour entry declaration

Division 6 - General provisions relating to licensed premises

PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES AND REGULATORY CONTROLS

Division 1 - General

Division 1A - Responsible service of alcohol training courses

  • 114A Definitions
  • 114B Conditions of approval to conduct training courses
  • 114C Prohibition on granting interim certificates to unqualified persons
  • 114D Prohibition on providing training courses without approval

Division 1B - Same day liquor deliveries

Division 2 - Restricted alcohol areas

Division 3 - (Repealed)

None

Division 4 - Prescribed precincts

  • 116B Interpretation
  • 116C Prescribed precincts
  • 116D, 116E. (Repealed)
  • 116F Temporary banning orders--licensed premises in prescribed precinct and adjacent precincts
  • 116G Long-term banning orders--high risk venues
  • 116H Administrative review by Civil and Administrative Tribunal of long-term banning orders
  • 116I Regulatory controls for licensed premises in prescribed precincts

PART 7 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MINORS

Division 1 - Underage drinking

Division 2 - Minors on licensed premises

Division 3 - Other provisions relating to minors

Division 4 - (Repealed)

None

PART 8 - LIQUOR ACCORDS

Division 1 - Local liquor accords

Division 2 - Precinct liquor accords and community event liquor accords

PART 9 - DISCIPLINARY ACTION

  • 137 Interpretation
  • 138 Secretary may carry out inquiries and investigations in relation to complaints and proposed complaints
  • 139 Grounds for making complaint
  • 140 Procedure for taking disciplinary action
  • 141 Disciplinary powers of Authority
  • 142 Procedure for implementing disciplinary action
  • 143 Requirement for legal member of Authority to be present
  • 144 Administrative review by NCAT of decisions by Authority under this Part

PART 9A - DEMERIT POINTS SCHEME

Division 1 - Preliminary

Division 2 - Demerit points register

Division 3 - Incurring and imposition of demerit points

Subdivision 1 - Demerit points incurred for demerit offences

Division 4 - Remedial action for accumulation of demerit points

Subdivision 1 - Remedial action for accumulation of demerit points--licensees or managers of licensed premises

Division 5 - Removal and reinstatement of demerit points

Division 6 - General provisions

  • 144ZG Submissions not to be used for prosecuting offences
  • 144ZH Administrative review by NCAT
  • 144ZI Effect of appeals against convictions for demerit offences

PART 9B - ENFORCEABLE UNDERTAKINGS

PART 10 - CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AND RELATED MATTERS

PART 11 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

153. (Repealed)
  • 154 Review of disqualification by Authority
  • 155. (Repealed)
  • 156 Report by Authority on liquor licensing matters
  • 157 Delegations
  • 158 Crown not liable for any compensation
  • 159 Regulations
  • 160 Savings and transitional provisions
  • 161 Repeals
  • 162 Review of Act
  • 163, 163A. (Repealed)

PART 12 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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