Licensing

SENATE REPORT INTO ALCOHOL INDUSTRY RED TAPE: KEY RESULTS

Posted on April 5th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Global drinks company Diageo and the National branch of the AHA have weighed in on the results of the Federal Senate Committee’s red tape report, with positive signs for diminishing bureaucracy. Two of the alcohol industry’s biggest stakeholders have come

SYDNEY LOCKOUTS: SPREADING VIOLENCE AND TAKING LIFE

Posted on March 6th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Research out of BOCSAR has confirmed the displacement of violence from Sydney’s ‘locked out’ entertainment zones, further confirming the flaws in the laws. Displacement of alcohol-fuelled violence to precincts around the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross has shown a statistically

QLD VENUES HIT FOR FIRE BREACHES

Posted on March 6th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Two Queensland venues have been charged and fined for breaches relating to maintaining their fire systems. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) officers conducted a routine inspection of the monitored alarm system at Magnums Hotel on Airlie Beach, which is

OLGR WARNS OPERATORS ON RISE OF PUB POKER

Posted on March 1st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The rules around in-venue poker tournaments in Queensland have changed, and pubs should be wary of abiding by OLGR’s revised conditions. Poker tournaments have been operating in Queensland for over a decade under a ‘freeroll’ model that prevented operators from

STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS: VCGLR

Posted on February 22nd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The VCGLR has remained steadfast in its response to criticism by the Auditor-General and media, maintaining it continues to work smarter and play better with others. A report into Regulating gambling and liquor was produced by the Victorian Auditor-General that

‘SAFE’ VENUES COULD SEE LOCKOUT EXEMPTIONS

Posted on February 13th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A troupe of stakeholders has banded together to put to government a strategy allowing recognised ‘safe’ venues exemptions to Sydney’s notorious lockouts and trade restrictions. The plan for broadening exemptions is the result of months of consultation between industry and

QUEENSLAND CHEERS AS LOCKOUTS SCRAPPED

Posted on January 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Queensland’s government has listened to its constituents and experts from Deakin University, and scrapped plans for the introduction of its contentious lockout laws. An already watered-down version of the ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Legislation Amendment Act’ 2016 came into effect on