Licensing

LIQUOR AMENDMENT BILL GOOD FOR PUBS

Posted on August 19th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Barnett Government is delivering on promises to “modernise Western Australia's liquor laws” with a Bill yesterday going to parliament. The proposed changes in the Liquor Control Amendment Bill 2015 include some long-awaited corrections to the State’s licensing laws, including

LICENCE BREACHES INCREASE AMID RISK-BASED FEES

Posted on August 17th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing issues around 1,000 compliance breaches each year, costing pubs around half a million dollars. Statistics obtained through Freedom of Information show OLGR issued 4,348 non-compliance breach notices in 2011-2014, totalling over $2.4

THE NEW OLD NEWTOWN: NO TO LATE-NIGHT TROUBLE

Posted on August 3rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Newtown has gotten on the front foot to ward off late-night revellers looking to the area as a “last chance”. Since the trading restrictions were imposed on Sydney’s CBD early last year stakeholders and critics alike have looked for evidence

NEW CODE AN “AMBUSH” ON INDUSTRY: AHA SA

Posted on July 31st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
News around South Australia’s plan to continue its 3am lockouts has largely failed to tell the complete story of the Government’s “disappointing effort at consultation”. AHA SA CEO Ian Horne told PubTIC the “devil is in the detail” of the

14 DAYS FOR IMPERIAL OWNER TO DEFEND AGAINST CLOSURE

Posted on July 29th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Bricks and mortar owner of Erskineville’s troubled Imperial Hotel has been granted a two-week extension to explain why the venue shouldn’t close for up to six months. Provisional lessees Spice Group have recently seen the mire of the Office of

NO BUTTS – STRICT NEW SMOKING LAWS BEGIN TODAY

Posted on July 6th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The noose around smokers’ rights has tightened a little more, with the latest bout of smoking restrictions coming into effect today in NSW. Potentially the kind of logistical problem as the indoor smoking ban that took effect in July 2007,

NO SUPPORT FOR LOCKOUTS WITHOUT EVIDENCE: GORDON

Posted on July 6th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A discerning voice has rung out against Queensland Labor’s “blanket legislation” to introduce State-wide lockouts, with FNQ MP Billy Gordon calling for actual evidence. Concerned the proposed lockout laws will have detrimental effects in his electorate, Gordon warns the Labor

PUSH FOR LOWER ALCOHOL TAX IN PUBS

Posted on July 3rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The National Australian Hotels Association has lobbied for lower excise rates in venues to reflect changing times and “safer environments”. The AHA has made a submission to the Federal Government’s tax policy white paper taskforce, calling for discussion around reduced

NZ PUBS SLAPPED ON WRIST FOR REPEATED LICENCE BREACHES

Posted on July 3rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A series of New Zealand pubs have had penalties imposed after failing to comply with the “fun police”. Three venues have received licensing restrictions this week for matters relating to extreme drunkenness, after inspectors encountered patrons so intoxicated they were

LIQUOR STORE CLOSING TIME LAWS UNDER REVIEW

Posted on June 29th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The OLGR has undertaken to perform a comprehensive review of the benefits and impacts of the forced 10pm bottleshop closure law, to the relief of industry and warning cries from anti-liquor advocates. The NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing