Application by licensee or manager of licensed premises to remove a category 1 demerit point
144ZC Application by licensee or manager of licensed premises to remove a category 1 demerit point
This section applies in relation to a licensee or manager of licensed premises other than club premises, or the secretary of a registered club, if—
there is not more than 1 demerit point in force in relation to the licensee or manager, or the club licence for the registered club, and
the demerit point is a category 1 demerit point.
The licensee, manager or secretary may apply to the Authority to remove the category 1 demerit point if, in the 10-year period immediately preceding the making of the application—
for a demerit point in force in relation to a licensee or manager—the licensee or manager has not committed a demerit offence other than the demerit offence, if any, in respect of which the demerit point was incurred, and
for a demerit point in force in relation to a club licence—the manager of the club premises has not committed a demerit offence other than the demerit offence, if any, in respect of which the demerit point was incurred, and
no other demerit points have been incurred or imposed against the licensee or manager, or the club licence.
The application must—
be in the form and manner approved by the Authority, and
be accompanied by—
the fee (if any) prescribed by the regulations, and
any information or particulars prescribed by the regulations, and
comply with any other requirements approved by the Authority or prescribed by the regulations.
In this section—
category 1 demerit point—
in relation to a person, means a demerit point incurred against the person as a result of the person having committed a category 1 demerit offence, or
in relation to a club licence, means a demerit point incurred against the club licence as a result of the manager of the club premises having committed a category 1 demerit offence.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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