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FINES FOR PUB SERVING DRIVER WHO JUST CRASHED OUTSIDE

Posted on March 4th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

OLGR has reported fines were issued for breaching the Liquor Act to a former hotel licensee, director and approved manager, despite no longer working in the industry. The action followed an incident that began when an intoxicated person crashed their

PARRAMATTA PUB FINED OVER $100K AFTER DODGY MANAGER DOBBED IN

Posted on February 28th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

ILGA has issued fines totalling more than $100k to senior management and the Rose & Crown, after a manager suspended for theft reported misdoings to the NSW liquor regulator. According to facts in a decision published Friday by the Independent

HOW TO RECOGNISE AND MANAGE INTOXICATED PERSONS

Posted on February 25th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

The Victorian liquor regulator has released a useful guide for operators, outlining how staff can identify and properly manage intoxication. The VGCCC (former VCGLR) stresses that intoxication is a high-harm issue, and should be top-of-mind for licensees, managers and staff.

PUB PENALISED OVER TOO MANY FREE DRINKS

Posted on May 10th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

A pub and licensee in Sydney’s south have been fined and penalised for failing to limit free drinks to a man on a gambling binge. Complaints lodged by Liquor & Gaming against the venue relate to the service of a

NEW FINES AS COVID INSPECTIONS CONTINUE

Posted on March 8th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Government inspectors continue to monitor COVID compliance in NSW venues, as Sydney’s Lord Wolseley and Bathurst’s Oxford receive over $10k in fresh fines. The Lord Wolseley Hotel in Ultimo is a classic corner family-run pub known for its leafy outlook

PUB IN BALLINA FINED $14K OVER MULTIPLE BREACHES

Posted on October 12th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Despite low or no COVID-19 case numbers being reported in recent weeks authorities are still on the lookout, with a pub in East Ballina fined over $14k for breaches of the Public Health Order and the Liquor Act. Last Friday

PUBS FINED OVER COVID BREACHES AS POLICE GET TOUGH

Posted on July 22nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Two NSW pubs have joined the ranks of businesses being fined for breaching Public Health Orders over COVID-19, as police get tough on mandated restrictions. On the weekend plain clothes officers fined the Auburn Hotel in Sydney's west $5,000 for

ILGA IMPOSES BIGGEST FINE EVER OVER SUICIDE OF VIP PLAYER

Posted on July 17th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

ILGA has handed down penalty of $200,000 in fines and costs to Dee Why RSL, for “irresponsible” practices in its gaming operation believed to have contributed to the suicide of Gary Van Duinen. A Liquor & Gaming NSW investigation exposed

NSW LOOKS TO MAJOR LIQUOR LICENSING REFORM

Posted on May 27th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The NSW regulator is putting to parliament a new demerit-based scheme for regulating licensed venues, combining three existing systems and rewarding good operators. Late 2019 the NSW Parliament Joint Select Committee released its report on Sydney's night time economy, with

LIQUOR & GAMING TO SUPPORT INDUSTRY REOPENING

Posted on May 20th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Liquor & Gaming NSW has announced it be taking a “supportive and educative approach” to compliance in the wake of the COVID-19 reawakening. L&G notes the pandemic has created an “exceptional set of circumstances” that has and will have major