(1) A licensee may apply to vary a licence by amending or revoking a condition
of the licence.
(1B) The holder of a producer/wholesaler licence also may
apply to vary the licence by changing the description of the licensed premises
under the licence.
(2) The commissioner may, on the commissioner’s own
initiative, seek to vary a licence in relation to any 1 or more of the
following—
(a) the restriction of the authority under the licence;
(b) the
ordinary hours of the licence;
(c) the hours stated in the licence;
(d) the
description of the licensed premises;
(e) the type, quantity and availability
of liquor from the licensed premises;
(f) responsible practices in relation
to the service, supply or promotion of liquor;
Examples for paragraph (f)—
1 providing meals
2 prohibiting takeaway sales of liquor to taxi drivers
3
prohibiting a licensee holding a person’s financial-institution access card
(g) another matter for the purpose of—
(i) ensuring compliance with this
Act; or
(ii) minimising alcohol-related disturbances, or public disorder, in
a locality; or
(iii) otherwise giving effect to the main purpose of this Act
mentioned in section 3 (a) .
(3) The ways the commissioner may seek to vary a
licence under subsection (2) include imposing a new condition, amending a
condition and revoking a condition.
(4) The commissioner may, under
subsection (2) , seek to make the same variation to each licence, or each
licence of a particular class, for licensed premises in a particular safe
night precinct, restricted area or other area.
Examples—
1 The
commissioner may seek to vary all the licences for licensed premises in a
particular safe night precinct by imposing on each licence a condition
requiring that a patron must not be allowed to enter the premises during a
stated period.
2 The commissioner may seek to vary all the commercial hotel
licences for licensed premises in a central business district by imposing on
each licence a condition under section 173EF(2) .
