The Independent Review into the NSW Regulatory Policy Framework has brought about the NSW Government appointing a NSW Commissioner for Productivity, ushering in Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson as NSW Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation. The role of the new Minister will include oversight of the former Liquor and Gaming portfolios. These changes come in […]
NSW regulators have come down hard on two venues, with a life ban for ‘one of the worst ever’ offenders and hefty fines for ‘high-risk’ alcohol service. NSW Police submitted a complaint to the NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) about activities at Potts Point strip club Dollhouse, under Ulysses Flevotomos. It detailed numerous
ILGA has handed down a strike for the Harbour View Hotel, over the infamous “Mad Monday” antics by Canterbury Bulldogs players last November. A hearing before the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) heard how players stripped naked, dancing on tables and performing sex acts on themselves and others, and dousing themselves with alcohol.
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The NSW Government is soon rolling out Digital Driver Licences, giving patrons and operators the option of checking ID quickly and securely on a smartphone. Austrac and Service NSW began a trial in 2018 of the Digital Driver Licence (DDL) in Sydney’s eastern beaches area, and in Dubbo. Trial participants were able to show their
A licensee has been fined after pleading guilty to allowing intoxication, when inspectors found a girl throwing up in the toilets. Facts presented to Downing Centre Local Court on 25 January were in regard to an incident from 22 February 2018, when Liquor & Gaming NSW inspectors attended the Hotel Illawarra. Around 12.20am, a female
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The former general manager of Shelly Beach Golf Club has received a life ban from the industry and the maximum fine, after being found guilty of tampering with evidence in a liquor-related trial. A release by the NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) reports that a patron of the Central Coast Club, Bernie Nash,
Australia’s music licensing bodies – APRA and PPCA – have released the latest proposal for a simplified one-licence system, but industry is looking to more. APRA AMCOS and the PPCA are responsible for the licensing of publicly broadcast music in all settings. Within hospitality this encompasses dining, background, dancing, and featured music for entertainment, including
Following the new drug monitoring requirements in NSW pubs keeping incident registers, Liquor & Gaming has confirmed venues won’t be held to blame, as drug culture in society continues to evolve. Liquor & Gaming NSW introduced new measures in the recent Liquor Regulation 2018, which took effect 1 September. Key amongst the changes is requirement
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NSW Liquor & Gaming has heralded a new era in venue analysis with the new Liquor Regulation 2018 changes including compulsory drug reporting. Amongst a raft of tweaks in the new Liquor Regulation 2018, which took effect 1 September, the regulator has mandated that any venue required to maintain an incident register will also need
A recent decision by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has denied ILGA’s challenge around a Young hotel licence, and secured another option for struggling operators. Supermarket disruptor Aldi purchased a dormant hotel liquor licence within the town of Young, around four hours’ drive south-west of Sydney. The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) granted
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