Holding the NSW top job for a week, acting Premier Troy Grant has opened the door for reform to Sydney’s lockout and the State’s “unjustified” 10pm bottle shop closure laws. The review by former High Court judge Ian Callinan into the NSW laws around lockouts in the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross and State-wide 10pm […]
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Queensland’s ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Legislation Amendment Act’ 2016 comes into effect today, already softened pending “whether to proceed” as licensees call OLGR’s bluff. From 1 July, 2016, all licensed venues statewide are required to cease trading at 2am – with the exception of approved ‘Safe Night Precincts’ (SNPs), which are eligible for 3am closing. No
SOFTENED QUEENSLAND LIQUOR LAWS COME INTO EFFECT TODAY Read More »
What was the first victim of the NSW Government crack-down on serving minors has had its 28-day penalty tripled after being caught selling beer during the suspension. Temora’s Royal Hotel is reportedly a “quiet pub” according to father and son owners Vojislav and Goran Krstic when PubTIC spoke to them last year about their being
ROYAL HOTEL PENALTY TRIPLED FOR COMPOUND BREACHES Read More »
Police in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs have been conducting stings on minors attempting to enter licensed venues, with the fear of penalties bringing immediate success. The initiative last weekend caught no underage kids – a stark contrast to the 34 caught the previous weekend at venues in Bondi Junction, including The Eastern Hotel. Officers from Waverley
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Liquor & Gaming NSW has laid down the law, ordering the closure of Manly landmark the Steyne Hotel for seven days. On 12 September 2015 police discovered four underage girls drinking and purchasing alcohol in the bar of the Steyne, where they had been for several hours. In February of this year licensee Stephen O’Sullivan
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The NSW State Government yesterday announced a new chair and board for ILGA that will hopefully produce a “better result” for licensed venues. The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) is a statutory decision-maker, regulating licensing and disciplinary matters for pubs, clubs and casinos. Its new chair will be lawyer Philip Crawford, who acts as a
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The latest list of ‘violent venues’ shows incidents plummeting – again – with just one pub in Tier 1 restrictions, but still no sign of The Star. Liquor & Gaming NSW’s updated list released today shows seven licensed venues falling from the list after achieving fewer than 12 incidents in the past 12 months. Only
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Liquor & Gaming NSW has begun the next step in its mandate to maintain industry competency and keep employees up to date, announcing a move to compulsory online refresher courses. The regulator requires that person who work in the service of alcohol or gaming business are required to hold an active RSA and/or RCG authority.
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The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has painted a somewhat rosy picture of the role of The Star in alcohol-related violence in Sydney. Today releasing data from the beginning of 2009 until December 2015, the figures on recorded assaults present a fairly clear before and after picture, despite covering less than two years
DATA SHOWS AVERAGE ASSAULTS AT THE STAR DOUBLED AFTER LOCKOUT Read More »
The independent review into the controversial trade restrictions in Sydney and across NSW prompted a swath of submissions including the AHA’s call to drop the “poor policy” in favour of evidence-based policies. The Hon. Ian Callinan AC QC was appointed by the NSW Government to oversee the review into the 1:30am lockout and 3am last
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