Commissioner may make guidelines
18 Commissioner may make guidelines
The commissioner may make guidelines.
Without limiting subsection (1), a guideline may give guidance about—
the attitude the commissioner is likely to adopt on a particular matter; or
how the commissioner administers this Act.
Examples for subsection (2)—
1 The commissioner might make a guideline stating how the commissioner decides applications for a decrease under section 86 for category 1 licensed premises.
2 The commissioner might make a guideline about dealing with operating authorities under this Act.
A guideline may be replaced or varied by a later guideline made under this section.
The commissioner must keep copies of a guideline made under this section available for inspection by persons and permit a person to obtain a copy of a guideline, or an extract from a guideline, free of charge.
For subsection (4)—
copies of the guideline—
must be kept at the head office and any regional office of the department; and
may be kept at any other place the commissioner considers appropriate; and
the copies kept under paragraph (a) must be available for inspection during office hours on business days for the office or place.
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