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Queensland
Liquor Amendment Bill 2005
Queensland
Liquor Amendment Bill 2005
Contents
Page
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Amendment of s 4 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 Insertion of new pt 5, div 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Division 5 Lock out provisions for Brisbane City Council
area
142AA Application of div 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
142AB Licences and permits subject to lock out condition . 5
142AC Application of ss 134 and 136 to lock out condition . 6
6 Insertion of new s 148B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
148B Control of certain advertising by licensees or
permittees ............................. 6
7 Amendment of s 165A (Refusing entry to premises) . . . . . . . . . . 7
8 Omission of provisions relating to the lock out for the Brisbane
City Council area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2005
A Bill
for
An Act to amend the Liquor Act 1992
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The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
Clause 1 Short title 2
This Act may be cited as the Liquor Amendment Act 2005. 3
Clause 2 Commencement 4
(1) This Act, other than section 8, commences on 29 April 2005. 5
(2) Section 8 commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 6
Clause 3 Act amended 7
This Act amends the Liquor Act 1992. 8
Clause 4 Amendment of s 4 (Definitions) 9
Section 4-- 10
insert-- 11
`resident, in relation to licensed premises or premises to 12
which a permit relates, means a resident of the premises. 13
trading period, for part 5, division 5, see section 142AA(1).'. 14
Clause 5 Insertion of new pt 5, div 5 15
Part 5, after section 142-- 16
insert-- 17
`Division 5 Lock out provisions for Brisbane 18
City Council area 19
`142AA Application of div 5 20
`(1) This division applies in the area of the Brisbane City Council 21
to licensed premises and premises to which a permit relates if 22
the licensee or permittee is authorised under this Act to sell or 23
supply liquor on the premises during all or any part of the 24
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period starting at 3 a.m. on a day and ending at 7 a.m. on the 1
day (the trading period). 2
`(2) However this division does not apply to-- 3
(a) a casino under the Casino Control Act 1982; or 4
(b) that part of licensed premises used principally for the 5
residential accommodation of guests staying on the 6
premises; or 7
(c) licensed premises at Brisbane Airport, Airport Drive, 8
Brisbane. 9
`(3) Also, this division does not apply-- 10
(a) on Anzac Day to licensed premises if an extended hours 11
permit for that day has been granted for the premises 12
under section 102C; or 13
(b) on New Year's Day. 14
`(4) For subsection (1), it is immaterial whether or not the trading 15
period is part of another period during which the licensee or 16
permittee is authorised under this Act to sell or supply liquor 17
on the premises mentioned in the subsection. 18
`142AB Licences and permits subject to lock out condition 19
`(1) It is a condition of the licensee's or permittee's licence or 20
permit that a patron of the licensed premises or the premises 21
to which the permit relates must not be allowed to enter the 22
premises at or after 3 a.m. during the trading period. 23
24
Example of an entry--
25
A patron of licensed premises leaves the premises and a short time later
26
re-enters the premises. The re-entry is a separate entry of the premises.
`(2) For licensed premises, the condition does not apply in relation 27
to a resident, or a guest of a resident while in the resident's 28
company, who is entering the premises. 29
`(3) The licensee or permittee must comply with the condition. 30
Maximum penalty--100 penalty units. 31
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`(4) In this section-- 1
patron, in relation to licensed premises or premises to which a 2
permit relates, includes a person entering or seeking to enter 3
the premises to use the areas, facilities or services on offer at 4
the premises. 5
`142AC Application of ss 134 and 136 to lock out condition 6
`For this Act-- 7
(a) a reference in section 134(1)(a)(ii) to a condition 8
specified in the permit; or 9
(b) a reference in section 136(1)(a)(iii) to a condition stated 10
in the licence; 11
is taken to include a reference to a condition of the permit or 12
licence imposed under section 142AB.'. 13
Clause 6 Insertion of new s 148B 14
After section 148A-- 15
insert-- 16
`148B Control of certain advertising by licensees or 17
permittees 18
`(1) This section has the same purpose as the purpose mentioned 19
in section 148A(1). 20
`(2) A licensee or permittee must not advertise or cause to be 21
advertised-- 22
(a) the availability of the following for consumption on the 23
licensee's licensed premises or the premises to which 24
the permittee's permit relates (each the advertised 25
premises)-- 26
(i) free liquor; 27
(ii) multiple quantities of liquor; or 28
29
Example--
30
2 drinks for the price of 1
(b) the sale price of liquor for consumption on the 31
advertised premises; or 32
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(c) a promotion that is likely to indicate to an ordinary 1
person the availability of liquor, for consumption on the 2
advertised premises, at a price less than that normally 3
charged for the liquor. 4
5
Examples of promotions for paragraph (c)--
6
· `happy hours'
7
· `all you can drink'
8
· `toss the boss'
Maximum penalty--100 penalty units. 9
`(3) A person does not contravene subsection (2) if-- 10
(a) the advertising happens only within the advertised 11
premises; and 12
(b) the advertisement is not visible or audible to a person 13
who is outside the advertised premises. 14
`(4) The holder of an on-premises (meals) licence does not 15
contravene subsection (2)(b) merely by complying with 16
section 74.1 17
`(5) This section does not limit section 148A. 18
`(6) In this section-- 19
advertise means advertise in any way whatever including, for 20
example, in any of the following ways-- 21
(a) by signage; 22
(b) in print; 23
(c) orally; 24
(d) electronically.'. 25
Clause 7 Amendment of s 165A (Refusing entry to premises) 26
Section 165A(1)-- 27
insert-- 28
`(e) part 5, division 5, applies to the premises and it would 29
be a breach of the condition imposed under 30
1 Section 74 (Display of menu and liquor list)
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section 142AB2 if the person were allowed to enter the 1
premises.'. 2
Clause 8 Omission of provisions relating to the lock out for the 3
Brisbane City Council area 4
(1) Section 4, definition trading period-- 5
omit. 6
(2) Part 5, division 5-- 7
omit. 8
(3) Section 165A(1)(e)-- 9
omit. 10
© State of Queensland 2005
2 Part 5 (Grant, variation and transfer of licences and permits), division 5 (Lock out
provisions for Brisbane City Council area) and section 142AB (Licences and
permits subject to lock out condition)
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