Licensing

FARE NOT FAIR, JUST FEAR: AHA

Posted on May 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Australian Hotels Association WA has slammed the latest ‘Alcohol Poll’ by FARE (Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education) as “distorted” and guilty of “fear-mongering” around alcohol consumption. [caption id="attachment_305" align="alignright" width="316"] Brad Woods, AHA WA CEO[/caption] The AHA WA

VIOLENCE RATES HALVED AMID LIQUOR ACCORD ‘SCHOOLS’ PROGRAM

Posted on April 24th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
More reports have surfaced on impressive drops in rates of violence due to cooperation between venues and police. NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) statistics show Sydney North precincts of North Sydney and Mosman experienced only 35 incidents

COUNCIL ROCKS THE BOAT AS QUEENSLAND LOCKOUTS LOOM

Posted on April 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Brisbane Council has reiterated its objection to the proposed lock-out and trading restrictions boding for Queensland licensed venues. Following the new State Government’s quick re-introduction of the issue of 1am lock-outs and 3am cut-off last week, Council has responded, labelling

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