Australian Capital Territory

Liquor Regulations1 (Amendment)
Subordinate Law No. 24 of 19972

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following Regulations under the Liquor Act 1975.
Dated 30 September 1997.
Gary humphries
Minister
bill stefaniak
Minister

Commencement
1.  These Regulations commence on 1 October 1997.
Principal Regulations
2.  In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Liquor Regulations.
Repeals and amendment
3.  (1)  Subordinate Laws Nos. 19 and 33 of 1996 and Nos. 10 and 19 of 1997 are repealed.
(2)  The Liquor Regulations (Amendment), being Subordinate Law No. 3 of 1997, are amended by omitting regulation 3.
Insertion
4.  After regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations the following regulation is inserted:
Prescribed times for sale or supply of liquor
“3A.  (1)  For the purposes of paragraph 26 (a), section 27 and paragraph 29 (2) (a) of the Act, the prescribed times are—
	(a)	in the case of a licensee who, in relation to any day, has given to the Registrar a notification in accordance with subregulation (5), being a notification that has not been withdrawn—between midnight and 5 a.m. and between 8 a.m. and midnight on that day; or
	(b)	in any other case—between midnight and 4 a.m. and between 7 a.m. and midnight on any day.
“(2)  For the purposes of paragraph 26 (b), section 28 and paragraph 29 (2) (b) of the Act, the prescribed times are between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. on any day.
“(3)  For the purposes of paragraph 29A (a) of the Act, the prescribed times are—
	(a)	in relation to the sale of liquor for consumption on the licensed premises—
	(i)	in the case of a licensee who, in relation to any day, has given to the Registrar a notification in accordance with subregulation (5), being a notification that has not been withdrawn—between midnight and 5 a.m. and between 8 a.m. and midnight on that day; or
	(ii)	in any other case—between midnight and 4 a.m. and between 7 a.m. and midnight on any day; or
	(b)	in relation to the sale of liquor for consumption away from the licensed premises—between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. on any day.
“(4)  This regulation does not apply in relation to—
	(a)	a minibar located in a room used for accommodation; or
	(b)	Special Licence No. 005 held by Casino Canberra Limited.
“(5)  A notification for the purposes of paragraph (1) (a) or subparagraph (3) (a) (i)—
	(a)	shall be in writing;
	(b)	may relate to—
	(i)	1 or more specified days;
	(ii)	all days or specified days during a period of time that commences and ends on specified days; or
	(iii)	all days or specified days during a period of time that commences on a specified day;
	(c)	shall be given before 5 p.m. on the last business day before the day, or the first day, to which it relates;
	(d)	shall state that, on the day or days to which it relates, the licensee does not intend to sell or supply liquor (as the case requires) between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m.; and
	(e) 	may be withdrawn by notice in writing given to the Registrar at any time.
“(6)  In paragraph (5) (c)—
‘business day’ means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day that is a public holiday in the Territory.”
NOTES
Principal Regulations
1.	Reprinted as at 12 March 1997.  See also Subordinate Laws Nos. 10 and 19, 1997.
Notification
2.	Notified in the ACT Gazette on 1 October 1997.

©  Australian Capital Territory 1997