The description of a special facility licence as a 'licence of last resort' is unhelpful and places an unnecessary gloss on s 46(2)(a) of the Liquor Licensing Act 1988 (WA). The statutory words are clear: the licensing authority shall not grant a special facility licence where a licence of some other class would be reasonably adequate for the purpose. A special facility licence is appropriate for multi-faceted premises combining activities that would otherwise require several different licence categories.
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