News & Releases

HUNTER LICENSEE HIT FOR BREACHING NEW LICENCE CONDITION

Posted on December 20th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The licensee of Broadmeadow’s Premier Hotel has been punished for breach of extended licensing conditions on the first weekend of the venue’s extended trading. In the first half of 2019, three pubs in the Hunter region applied to Liquor &

RSA FOCUS FOR FESTIVE SEASON

Posted on December 2nd, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Licensing police in jurisdictions around the country have put venues on notice in the lead-up to the Christmas-New Year period, warning that Responsible Service of Alcohol is in their sights. Regulators in Australian States and Territories will be inspecting licensed

VICTORIAN LICENCES DUE FOR RENEWAL

Posted on November 27th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian regulator has advised licensed venues in Victoria should be receiving licence renewal notices, which must be paid by the end of this year – regardless of when issued. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) says

LICENSING INSPECTORS SPEAK ON TARGETING

Posted on November 4th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
NSW Liquor & Gaming has released insights by a licensing inspector on their methodology and how licensees can benefit and help themselves stay compliant. A release by the State regulator featured Q&A with ‘James’ – one of L&G’s inspectors –

LIQUOR & GAMING PRESENTS ACCORD CONFERENCE AND STRATEGY

Posted on October 28th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Liquor & Gaming NSW last week held its Liquor Accord Conference for 2019, also announcing its Program Strategy for the coming years, and Governance & Operational tools. More than 150 liquor industry stakeholders met with L&G representatives in Sydney to

VICTORIAN REGULATOR RELEASES FY19 REPORT

Posted on October 21st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian regulator has released its annual report for FY19, outlining key outcomes and achievements including three complex investigations into major gambling licensees. The Victorian Commission for Gambling & Liquor Regulation’s (VCGLR) report for 2018-19 was tabled in State Parliament last

QLD REGULATOR CANCELS HUNDREDS OF LIQUOR LICENCES

Posted on September 20th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Queensland’s Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) has released details that hundreds of liquor licences in the State have recently been cancelled following failure to pay annual licence fees. The Liquor Act 1992 requires licensees to pay a licence

STRIKE AND BAN OVER INTOX AND SLY SEX

Posted on September 2nd, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
ILGA has handed down a Strike to one Sydney licensee and a 10-year ban to another, over “blatant disregard” for RSA, and the sexual assault of a female employee. Chris Chang, licensee of a Korean restaurant in Sydney’s CBD, is

OLGR HITS VENUES WITHOUT LICENCES

Posted on July 22nd, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
OLGR has hit two related licensed premises with $90k in fines for selling liquor without a licence or permit. Toowoomba hotel The Florence, previously The Office, was bought mid-2018 by an entity named Boutique Pub Co Ltd, at the same

WEIGHTS & MEASURES TARGETING PUBS

Posted on July 15th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Pubs are one of four sectors to be targeted in this year’s National Compliance Plan, checking consumers are getting what they pay for. The 2019-20 National Compliance Plan from the National Measurement Institute (NMI) will focus on licensed premises, supermarkets,