Licensing

VIC LICENSEE DISQUALIFIED OVER MORE THAN A DOZEN BREACHES

Posted on February 24th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
A Victorian licensee has slipped from warning to five years’ disqualification, following a litany of breaches over a fourteen-month period. Records show the licence to operate the Ararat Hotel, around 200 kilometres west of the Melbourne CBD, was transferred to

ACCUSATIONS MONEY LAUNDERING RIFE IN PUBS AND CLUBS

Posted on February 14th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
An expose by the ABC cites an industry whistleblower’s revelations about AML practices in gaming venues, and accusation by MP Andrew Wilkie that over 90 per cent are not compliant. The ABC and 4Corners report centres on a former employee

WYNNERS BAR LOSES $20K OVER BREACHES

Posted on January 22nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Queensland regulator has punished a bar in south Brisbane for “continued” breaches it says displayed a lack of care for patrons and a disregard for the law. Last week Ausin International Group P/L (AIG), appeared before Holland Park Magistrates

NSW GOVT ANNOUNCES TRADING EXTENSIONS THROUGH 2020

Posted on January 20th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW Government has extended trading hours for hotels and clubs during major events throughout 2020. The decision was announced by Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello, who suggests the later trading times will support major cultural and sports events

BIG FISH SLAPPED WITH $11k FINE OVER MINOR BREACHES

Posted on January 13th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Principals at a pub in Queensland’s Darling Downs have been convicted and fined $11,000 after breaches including allowing a minor to drink and gamble at the venue. An Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) investigation discovered breaches by Big

HUNTER LICENSEE HIT FOR BREACHING NEW LICENCE CONDITION

Posted on December 20th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The licensee of Broadmeadow’s Premier Hotel has been punished for breach of extended licensing conditions on the first weekend of the venue’s extended trading. In the first half of 2019, three pubs in the Hunter region applied to Liquor &

RSA FOCUS FOR FESTIVE SEASON

Posted on December 2nd, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Licensing police in jurisdictions around the country have put venues on notice in the lead-up to the Christmas-New Year period, warning that Responsible Service of Alcohol is in their sights. Regulators in Australian States and Territories will be inspecting licensed

SYDNEY’S LOCKOUT LAWS LOOSENED

Posted on November 29th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW Government has announced significant changes to Sydney’s controversial ‘lockout laws’ as its own figures show continued record low levels of violence in venues. After almost six years in the dark, the Berejiklian Government yesterday foretold that from 14

VICTORIAN LICENCES DUE FOR RENEWAL

Posted on November 27th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian regulator has advised licensed venues in Victoria should be receiving licence renewal notices, which must be paid by the end of this year – regardless of when issued. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) says

SLY FOX’S EXISTENTIAL ERROR OF 1999

Posted on November 25th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Enmore live music institution Sly Fox is in a fight for its life, after the late-night venue’s ability to trade late may soon be no more due to a 20-year error. In 1998, under the previous owners, the hundred-year-old pub