If your community is already experiencing alcohol-related
harms and you feel a new outlet has the potential to cause
or increase harm you are able to present your concerns to
the Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor.
The Liquor Licensing Act 1988 states that where a liquor licence
application is required to be advertised, the right to object
is given to:
Any resident of the affected area (the affected area is an
area specified by the Director of Liquor Licensing under Section
71).
Within this section of the Act (Section 73), the term ‘resident’
includes any person, or group of people who have a proper
interest in the affected area, other than as a licensee, and
who are likely to be affected by the grant of the application.
The submission must be based on one or more of the following
grounds of objection:
1. That the grant of the application would be contrary to
the public interest – Section 74(1)(a)
2. The grant of an application would cause undue harm or ill
health to people, or any group of people due to the use of
liquor – Section 74(1)(b)
3. On an application relating to a Category A licence, the
grant of the application is not necessary in order to provide
for the requirements of the public – Section 74(1)(d).
1. Undue offence, annoyance, disturbance or inconvenience
to people who reside or work in the vicinity, or to people
in or travelling to or from an existing or proposed place
of public worship, hospital or school, would be likely to
occur – section 74(1)(g)(i)
2. The amenity, quiet or good order of the locality in which
the premises or proposed premises are, or are to be, situated
would in some other manner be lessened – section 74(1)(g)(ii).
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