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VICTORIAN REGULATOR HOSTING LICENSEE KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

Next month, the VCGLR is conducting The Knowledge Exchange, to further assist Victorian licensees with best-practise operation and complexities in regulation. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) takes a proactive approach to working with operators of licensed venues, to help ensure they are supported in the industry mandate to “minimise harm”. On […]

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WHOPPING LICENCE FEE INCREASES TO BE DEBATED

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

The state-mandated review into liquor licensing could see South Australian venues paying licence fee increases up to 1,250 per cent. The review of SA’s liquor licensing scheme by former chief justice Tim Anderson QC began 1 October 2015. Anderson delivered his report to the State Government June 2016. The Government responded to the recommendations last

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SENATE REPORT INTO ALCOHOL INDUSTRY RED TAPE: KEY RESULTS

Red Tape / Clyde Mooney

Global drinks company Diageo and the National branch of the AHA have weighed in on the results of the Federal Senate Committee’s red tape report, with positive signs for diminishing bureaucracy. Two of the alcohol industry’s biggest stakeholders have come out in support of calls to Australian governments by Senator David Leyonhjelm’s Committee for clearer

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SYDNEY LOCKOUTS: SPREADING VIOLENCE AND TAKING LIFE

Trade Restriction / Clyde Mooney

Research out of BOCSAR has confirmed the displacement of violence from Sydney’s ‘locked out’ entertainment zones, further confirming the flaws in the laws. Displacement of alcohol-fuelled violence to precincts around the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross has shown a statistically significant increase – 12 per cent in the immediate surrounds and 17 per cent in

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QLD VENUES HIT FOR FIRE BREACHES

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

Two Queensland venues have been charged and fined for breaches relating to maintaining their fire systems. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) officers conducted a routine inspection of the monitored alarm system at Magnums Hotel on Airlie Beach, which is operated by ALH and owned by HPI. The officers presented 25 charges relating to ‘failure

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NEW NSW LICENCE SCHEME SMACKS DOWN LATE AND ‘RISKY’ PUBS

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

Liquor & Gaming NSW has sent a clear message with its new ‘risk-based’ licensing scheme – be good, or potentially pay 4,000% more for a hotel licence. The annual liquor licence fee scheme was reviewed last year by the Hon. Ian Callinan AC QC, who concluded it was an “appropriate measure to encourage venues to

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OLGR WARNS OPERATORS ON RISE OF PUB POKER

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

The rules around in-venue poker tournaments in Queensland have changed, and pubs should be wary of abiding by OLGR’s revised conditions. Poker tournaments have been operating in Queensland for over a decade under a ‘freeroll’ model that prevented operators from charging an entry fee to players. In 2016 tournament provider Full House Group (FHG), operator

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STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS: VCGLR

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

The VCGLR has remained steadfast in its response to criticism by the Auditor-General and media, maintaining it continues to work smarter and play better with others. A report into Regulating gambling and liquor was produced by the Victorian Auditor-General that highlighted a number of criticisms with the regulator’s methods. Failings were ceased upon by opportunistic

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LOCKOUT PROTESTS AND ALTERNATIVES CONTINUE UNABATED AT RALLY #3

Trade Restriction / Clyde Mooney

The push to liberate Sydney and Kings Cross venues from the blanket lockout laws continues unabated, with Rally 3 by Keep Sydney Open to take place tomorrow, joined by City Safe. Keep Sydney Open (KSO) is a highly organised group of concerned citizens, including venue operators and cultural organisations, dedicated to restoring the vitality of

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‘SAFE’ VENUES COULD SEE LOCKOUT EXEMPTIONS

Trade Restriction / Clyde Mooney

A troupe of stakeholders has banded together to put to government a strategy allowing recognised ‘safe’ venues exemptions to Sydney’s notorious lockouts and trade restrictions. The plan for broadening exemptions is the result of months of consultation between industry and experts in law and government, and importantly, is based in the existing legislation. No changes

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VICTORIAN REGULATOR HOSTING LICENSEE KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

WHOPPING LICENCE FEE INCREASES TO BE DEBATED

SENATE REPORT INTO ALCOHOL INDUSTRY RED TAPE: KEY RESULTS

SYDNEY LOCKOUTS: SPREADING VIOLENCE AND TAKING LIFE

QLD VENUES HIT FOR FIRE BREACHES

NEW NSW LICENCE SCHEME SMACKS DOWN LATE AND ‘RISKY’ PUBS

OLGR WARNS OPERATORS ON RISE OF PUB POKER

STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS: VCGLR

LOCKOUT PROTESTS AND ALTERNATIVES CONTINUE UNABATED AT RALLY #3

‘SAFE’ VENUES COULD SEE LOCKOUT EXEMPTIONS

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