Licensing

VENUE LOCK-OUTS UNLIKELY AS NEW GOVERNMENT STRUGGLES TO STAY IN

Posted on March 30th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Queensland’s new Labor Government may not get the chance to ram through flawed restrictions on licensed venues, as it battles its own issues on violence and anti-social behaviour. Late last week the newly-elected State Government under Annastacia Palaszczuk reiterated its

NOT TAKING THE PISS: TALK OF PEE REPELLENTS

Posted on March 16th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A stain on most licensed venues, Queensland is clamping down on public urination, fighting back with the Offenses Act and talk of pee-repellent paint. The issue of people relieving themselves in public has long been associated with the night-time drinking

‘DRACONIAN’ LIQUOR LAWS NEED REVIEW: LAWYER

Posted on March 9th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The new laws implemented by the NSW OLGR on 1 March included the tightening of ‘intoxication’ loopholes, in an attempt to stop publicans relying upon a defence of reasonable steps to avoid the offence of allowing intoxication. One of a

BOCSAR FIGURES SHOW MANLY ON BEST BEHAVIOUR

Posted on March 9th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
One of Sydney’s hot-spots for violence has recorded another big drop in incidents, after more than seven years “continuous improvement” by stakeholders. As the punitive licensing conditions befalling Sydney’s CBD and Kings Cross come further into question, the beachside suburb

NEW LICENSING RULES BEGIN

Posted on March 2nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
March sees the introduction of the final stages of the Liquor Act Review by the NSW OLGR and WA’s DRGL roll out its URS, with mixed blessings for licensees. In an attempt to encourage its Multi-Occasion Extended Trading Authorisation (MOETA),

Assault rates falling dramatically around NSW

Posted on February 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The much quoted and independently run Bureau of Crime Statistics & Research (BOCSAR) recently released notice that assault rates around the State have dropped dramatically – to a predominantly silent response from media. While the State average since 2008 has

Crime down 56 per cent, Police objections still rising

Posted on February 18th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_305" align="alignright" width="316"] Brad Woods, AHA WA CEO[/caption] The AHA WA has come out in support licensed venues’ struggle to keep authorities satisfied, as the State’s Police continue their campaign of whip-cracking. Speaking to PubTIC, AHA WA CEO Bradley

WA Police licencing objection irrelevance exposed

Posted on February 18th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
West Australian small bars will be bikie-free thanks to the objections of the State’s Police department, which continues to involve itself in matters of obvious community concern. Tropical Life P/L has been granted a small bar licence in Mosman Park,

OLGR shakeup begins March

Posted on February 16th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW OLGR has backed up its new regulatory reshuffle, issuing a warning that changes including Liquor Act reforms, targeted compliance and enforcement, and the contentious risk-based licensing fees. Beginning 1 March, the changes introduced through the Liquor Legislation Amendment