Laws & Licensing

Bottleshop scuffle: Patron refused payout

A patron who was injured in an altercation with a bottleshop owner over the price of a case of beer has been denied a payout by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Assessor of Western Australia. [Read More...]

[Tue 18/06/2013 09:44:55]

Bar gets $10,000 fine and plastic cups

A Victorian bar operator has been fined $10,000 and banned from serving drinks in glassware after repeated incidents of drunkenness and violence on the premises. [Read More...]

[Mon 17/06/2013 12:07:25]

NSW going soft on rogue operators, says liquor regulator

The New South Wales liquor regulator has questioned why it has not been asked on more occasions to use its powers to ban rogue operators from the liquor industry. [Read More...]

[Wed 05/06/2013 11:04:00]

SA pubs stuck with 3am lockout

A proposed 3am lockout is the only remaining concern for South Australian pubs in the final, watered-down version of a new Code of Conduct for the state's late-trading licensed premises. [Read More...]

[Mon 03/06/2013 12:25:32]

Patron injured in pub prank fails in damages claim

A pub has avoided a $224,000 damages claim by a patron who was injured after she was tripped by a serial prankster, with a court ruling the publican could not have foreseen the incident. [Read More...]

[Mon 03/06/2013 10:20:39]

Hotelier initiatives curbing violence: AHA

Merivale-owned Sydney venue ivy is New South Wales' only licensed premises to receive Level One restrictions in the latest list of the state's most violent venues. [Read More...]

[Fri 31/05/2013 11:40:39]

WA liquor overhaul: Pubs at ease with restaurants' new privileges

West Australian restaurants will no longer have to go through the ordeal of a public interest assessment to be able to serve alcohol without a meal, under modified regulations introduced this week by the State Government. [Read More...]

[Thu 30/05/2013 04:32:34]

Bar fined for blocking emergency exit

A Canberra bar has been fined $3000 for failing to ensure the emergency exit of the premises was unimpeded. [Read More...]

[Thu 30/05/2013 10:29:05]

Bottleshops welcome tobacco decision

Retailers will no longer be responsible for rotating the graphic health warnings on tobacco products sold in-store, following extensive lobbying from retailer groups including the Australian Liquor Stores Association. [Read More...]

[Fri 31/05/2013 11:06:50]

Liquor stores condemn shopper docket ban

The Liquor Stores Association of New South Wales (LSA NSW) has hit out at new guidelines proposed by the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing (OLGR) that would put a stop to discounting by bottleshops that the regulator deems to be "high risk". [Read More...]

[Wed 29/05/2013 11:30:26]

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