Liquor Act 2007

Application of section This section applies in relation to the following types of licences (referred to in this section as a relevant licence)—

a hotel licence,

a club licence,

an on-premises licence (other than an on-premises licence that relates to a vessel),

a packaged liquor licence,

a producer/wholesaler licence.

Extended trading authorisation for consumption on premises The Authority may authorise a licensee to sell or supply liquor for consumption on licensed premises during a specified period between midnight and 5am on any day if—

the licence authorises the sale or supply of liquor for consumption on the licensed premises, and

the licence is not a packaged liquor licence, and

the licensee applies to the Authority for the authorisation.

Without limiting subsection (2), the Authority may, in the case of an on-premises licence, authorise the licensee, on application by the licensee, to sell or supply liquor for consumption on the licensed premises during any of the following periods—

a specified period between 5 am and noon on a restricted trading day,

a specified period between 10 pm and midnight on a restricted trading day.

Without limiting subsection (2), the Authority may, for an extended trading authorisation for a hotel licence, grant the authorisation if—

live music performances or other arts and cultural events are offered as part of the regular business of the licensed premises, and

the licensee provides evidence that relevant events, within the meaning of Part 7A, Division 2, are held at the licensed premises on average—

for licensed premises in the metropolitan area—at least 10 times in each month, or

for licensed premises in a non-metropolitan area—at least 2 times in each week, and

gaming machines are not in operation on the licensed premises.

Extended trading authorisation for take-away sales on Sundays In the case of a relevant licence (including a packaged liquor licence) that authorises the sale or supply of liquor for consumption away from the licensed premises, the Authority may, on application by the licensee, authorise the licensee to sell or supply liquor, for consumption away from the licensed premises only, during either or both of the following—

a specified period between 5 am and 10 am on a Sunday,

a specified period between 10 pm and 11 pm on a Sunday.

Nature of extended trading authorisation An extended trading authorisation operates to authorise the sale or supply of liquor on the licensed premises—

on a regular basis (until such time as the authorisation is varied or revoked by the Authority), or

if the authorisation so provides—on a special occasion that takes place on a specified date, or

if the authorisation so provides—on up to 12 separate occasions in any period of 12 months.

Despite subsection (2)(a), the Authority may, in the case of a hotel licence, authorise the licensee, on application by the licensee, to sell or supply liquor for consumption on the licensed premises during a specified period between midnight on a Sunday and 5 am on a Monday, but only on or in connection with a special occasion that takes place on a specified date.

Extended trading period to be specified In granting an extended trading authorisation, the Authority is to specify—

the extended trading hours during which the licensee is authorised to sell or supply liquor, and

the part or parts of the licensed premises to which the authorisation applies.

Extended trading not permitted on or in relation to restricted trading days—hotels and licensed public entertainment venues Despite any other provision of this section, an extended trading authorisation cannot, in the case of a hotel licence or an on-premises licence that relates to a public entertainment venue (other than a cinema or a theatre), be granted to authorise the sale or supply of liquor for consumption on the licensed premises during any of the following periods—

between 5 am and noon on a restricted trading day,

between 10 pm and midnight on a restricted trading day,

between midnight and 5 am on any day immediately following a restricted trading day.

Restrictions on granting extended trading authorisation The Authority must not grant an extended trading authorisation in respect of licensed premises unless the Authority is satisfied that—

practices are in place, and will remain in place, at the licensed premises that ensure as far as reasonably practicable that liquor is sold, supplied or served responsibly on the premises and that all reasonable steps are taken to prevent intoxication on the premises, and

the extended trading period will not result in the frequent undue disturbance of the quiet and good order of the neighbourhood of the licensed premises.

For the purposes of this section, a special occasion means the occasion of a unique or infrequent event of local, State or national significance.