LIQUOR ACT 1992 - SECT 173I Consultation with community justice groups for declarations

LIQUOR ACT 1992 - SECT 173I

173I Consultation with community justice groups for declarations

(1) This section applies if a community area is, or a community area or part of a community area is in—

(a) an area to be declared under a regulation under section 173G to be a restricted area; or

(b) a restricted area to be declared under a regulation under section 173H to be an area to which section 168B applies.

(2) The Minister may recommend the Governor in Council make the regulation only if the Minister has consulted with the community justice group for the community area about the declaration or, if the group made a recommendation about the declaration, the Minister has considered the recommendation.

(3) Also, the Minister must consider a recommendation made by the community justice group about changing the declaration.

(4) However, failure to comply with subsection (2) or (3) does not affect the validity of a regulation made for the subsection.