South Australian Consolidated Acts

LIQUOR LICENSING ACT 1997 - SECT 3

3—Objects of this Act

        (1)         The object of this Act is to regulate and control the sale, supply and consumption of liquor for the benefit of the community as a whole and, in particular—

            (a)         to encourage responsible attitudes towards the promotion, sale, supply, consumption and use of liquor, to develop and implement principles directed towards that end (the "responsible service and consumption principles ) and minimise the harm associated with the consumption of liquor; and

            (b)         to further the interests of the liquor industry and industries with which it is closely associated—such as the live music industry, tourism and the hospitality industry—within the context of appropriate regulation and controls; and

            (c)         to ensure that the liquor industry develops in a way that is consistent with the needs and aspirations of the community; and

            (d)         to ensure as far as practicable that the sale and supply of liquor contributes to, and does not detract from, the amenity of community life; and

            (e)         to encourage a competitive market for the supply of liquor.

        (2)         In deciding any matter before it under this Act, the licensing authority must have regard to the objects set out in subsection (1).