LIQUOR CONTROL REFORM ACT 1998 - SECT 14B Determination of major event
LIQUOR CONTROL REFORM ACT 1998 - SECT 14B
Determination of major eventS. 14B(1) amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.38).
(1) The Commission may determine that an event is
a major event for the purposes of sections 14A and 26.
S. 14B(2) amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.39).
(2) The Commission may determine that an event is a major event only if the Commission is satisfied that the event is likely to have a significant impact.
S. 14B(3) amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.40).
(3) Subject to subsection (7), an event is taken to be a major event if the Commission determines that the event is likely to attract more than 5000 patrons.
(4) An event is likely to have a significant impact if—
(a) the event is likely to require significant effort or oversight by authorised persons; or
(b) the event is likely to have a significant impact on the provision and organisation of public transport and emergency services; or
(c) the event is likely to have a significant impact on public safety or the amenity of the area or both in which the event is to be held.
S. 14B(5) amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.41(a)).
(5) In determining the number of patrons that the event is likely to attract, the Commission may consider—
(a) the nature of the event (including any activities held in conjunction with the event);
(b) the location of the event;
(c) if the same event or substantially the same event has been held previously, the estimated number of patrons who attended that event;
(d) the proposed number of tickets to be available for the event, if applicable;
(e) any relevant recommendations made by the Chief Commissioner.
S. 14B(6) amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.41(b)).
(6) In determining whether an event is likely to have a significant impact, the Commission must have regard to—
(a) the number of patrons the event is likely to attract;
(b) the proposed date, time and duration of the event;
(c) the nature of the event (including any activities held in conjunction with the event);
(d) the location of the event;
(e) the potential impact on public transport, emergency services and the council of the municipal district in which the licensed premises to which the application relates are situated;
(f) the potential impact on public safety and the amenity of the area in which the event is to be held;
(g) the cumulative impact of the grant of other licence applications in relation to the event;
(h) if the proposed event, or similar event, has previously been held, the impact of that prior event on the factors in paragraphs (a) to (f);
(i) any relevant recommendations made by the Chief Commissioner;
S. 14B(6)(j) amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.41(b)).
(j) any other matter that the Commission considers relevant.
S. 14B(7) amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.41(c)).
(7) Despite subsection (3), the Commission may determine that an event that is likely to attract more than 5000 patrons is not a major event if, in the opinion of the Commission, the event is unlikely to have a significant impact on any of the factors set out in subsection (4).
S. 14B(8) repealed by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.42).
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