March sees the introduction of the final stages of the Liquor Act Review by the NSW OLGR and WA’s DRGL roll out its URS, with mixed blessings for licensees. In an attempt to encourage its Multi-Occasion Extended Trading Authorisation (MOETA), Government has dropped the $1000 application fee for 2015. The MOETA system allows regional venues […]
The much quoted and independently run Bureau of Crime Statistics & Research (BOCSAR) recently released notice that assault rates around the State have dropped dramatically – to a predominantly silent response from media. While the State average since 2008 has reached a very notable 37.4 per cent drop in violent crimes, some known notorious areas
The AHA WA has come out in support licensed venues’ struggle to keep authorities satisfied, as the State’s Police continue their campaign of whip-cracking. Speaking to PubTIC, AHA WA CEO Bradley Woods relayed some of the discrepancies between Police objections and the reality of an industry trying to take on its new role as WA’s
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West Australian small bars will be bikie-free thanks to the objections of the State’s Police department, which continues to involve itself in matters of obvious community concern. Tropical Life P/L has been granted a small bar licence in Mosman Park, with intentions to operate a 120-capacity room offering “jazz, blues, soul and cocktail music from
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The NSW OLGR has backed up its new regulatory reshuffle, issuing a warning that changes including Liquor Act reforms, targeted compliance and enforcement, and the contentious risk-based licensing fees. Beginning 1 March, the changes introduced through the Liquor Legislation Amendment (Statutory Review) Act 2014 will commence, offering new flexibility for brewers and distillers and a
West Australian Opposition leader Mark McGowan has come out in support of licensing reform, amid claims WA Police and Health departments are quashing industry. A news conference in late January fronted by McGowan and prominent Perth hospitality venue operator Scott Taylor, heard of systemic objections by the departments, resulting in “at least 12 months between
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Queensland venues are gearing up for the commencement of the Newman Government’s new ‘Safe Night Out’ legislation, which stands to be a better solution for pubs. Passed late last August, the new regulations included amendments to the definition of ‘unduly intoxicated’ that importantly now includes the recognition drugs and “other intoxicating substances”, as well as
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Kings Cross, circa 1935 – Ted Hood. Image courtesy New South Wales State Library Last week mainstream media incited another round of liquor industry bashing, after the mis-quoting of a routine announcement by the NSW Premier’s office. The statutory review of Sydney’s CBD lock-out laws is scheduled to be revealed in February 2016, after input
The diligence of the West Australian Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor has seen an increase in pub patron barring notices and “improved behaviour of patrons in licensed premises”. The WA DRGL reported that efforts to crack down on alcohol-fuelled antisocial behaviour in venues had resulted in a 30 per cent increase in patrons being
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