The licensee of Brisbane pub The Pink has been found guilty and fined for providing adult entertainment on the premises without a permit. The licensee of the Pinkenba Hotel, The Pink (Qld) P/L, was prosecuted in Brisbane Magistrates Court late September for not having a permit to conduct the Miss Pink Erotica 2019 event. Female […]
A landmark ruling has been handed down by NCAT, overruling an ILGA decision to prevent late-trading at Iris Group’s Station House Hotel in Campsie. In 2015 Canterbury Council granted development approval for what was to become the Station House, on Beamish Street, in the south-western Sydney suburb of Campsie. The approval granted 2am trading Monday
An expose by the ABC cites an industry whistleblower’s revelations about AML practices in gaming venues, and accusation by MP Andrew Wilkie that over 90 per cent are not compliant. The ABC and 4Corners report centres on a former employee of ClubsNSW, Troy Stolz, who worked as an AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and CTF (Counter-Terrorism Finance)
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The NSW Government has announced significant changes to Sydney’s controversial ‘lockout laws’ as its own figures show continued record low levels of violence in venues. After almost six years in the dark, the Berejiklian Government yesterday foretold that from 14 January 2020 licensed venues in the Sydney CBD and Oxford Street will no longer be
The revival of Sydney’s nightlife is one step closer with release today of the Joint Select Committee’s report recommending removing restrictions in the CBD. But Kings Cross is still seen as a problem. The government-led inquiry has made 40 recommendations, most poignantly scrapping restrictions such as the infamous 1.30am lockout and 3am cessation of service
After five years and seven months in the dark, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has opened the door to Sydney’s revival, suggesting “it’s time”. Speaking to media over the weekend, Berejiklian heralded removing the 1:30am lockouts in Sydney’s CBD, but stood firm on continuing the trade restrictions in Kings Cross. The ‘lockout laws’ encompass a range
As NSW revisits the broader impacts of Sydney’s lockout laws, the regulator has shown its intention to work with industry by way of the first exemption, granted to the CBD’s Palace Hotel Sydney. Venues, stakeholders and the general public await the Joint Select Committee’s report on the changes brought about by the strict regulations, due
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Scores of pubs, nightclubs, restaurants, bars and other places of business stand in purgatory with millions of potential patrons, as the NSW government-appointed committee deliberates the fate and future of the capital’s economy and reputation. More than five years and three months after the State government imposed the raft of laws known as ‘the lockouts’,
The leading association of medical specialists has weighed in on the debate over trade restrictions and alcohol availability in NSW, calling on government to keep the lockouts and also introduce minimum pricing. A NSW parliamentary inquiry is currently underway, investigating whether changes are in order for Sydney’s controversial lockout laws, heavily restricting trade after 1:30am.
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The Sydney Junction Hotel has fought off attempts to revoke its late-trading licence, showing incident numbers did not stack up in accusations by authorities. Thriving Hamilton pub the Sydney Junction found itself under intense scrutiny when it jumped to top position on the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority’s (ILGA) violent venues list in late 2017.
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