Liquor Act 1992

As soon as practicable after the commissioner receives a relevant application, the commissioner must tell the following about the application—

the local government for the relevant locality;

if the application is for an extended trading hours approval or an adult entertainment permit—the police district officer for the locality;

if the application is in relation to premises that are in a priority development area, or that are, or are on, PDA-associated land for a priority development area—MEDQ.

The local government or police district officer may—

comment on the reasonable requirements of the public in the locality; or

object to the grant of the relevant application on the grounds that the amenity, quiet or good order of the locality would be lessened.

MEDQ may comment on, or object to, the grant of the relevant application if the comment or objection is in relation to MEDQ’s functions under the Economic Development Act 2012.

A comment or objection made by an entity under subsection (2) or (3) must be given to the commissioner—

if the relevant application was required to be advertised—on or before the last day for filing objections to the application; or

in any other case—within 14 days after the entity receives advice from the commissioner about the application, or within a longer time stated by the commissioner in the advice.

In this section—

an application for which a community impact statement must be given under section 116; or

an application for a community club licence; or

an application for an adult entertainment permit; or

another application the commissioner reasonably considers may adversely affect the amenity, quiet or good order of a locality.