New South Wales Repealed Acts New South Wales Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) A fee prescribed by, or determined in accordance with, the regulations is payable in respect of a hotelier’s licence or an off-licence to sell liquor by retail.
(2) The fee must be paid within the period of 21 days after 31 July in each calendar year for which the licence is in force. The licence is cancelled if the fee is not paid within that 21-day period.
(3) The regulations may provide for exemptions with respect to the payment of fees under this section.
(4) An application may be made to the court for the reinstatement of a hotelier’s licence, or an off-licence to sell liquor by retail, that has been cancelled by the operation of this section. An application for reinstatement of a licence may only be made within 2 months after the cancellation of the licence.
(5) The court may order reinstatement of the licence but only if satisfied that there is a reasonable explanation for the failure to pay the fee that resulted in cancellation of the licence.
(6) The reinstatement of a licence does not take effect until the unpaid fee is paid.