Liquor Act 1992

This section applies in relation to a decision made by the commissioner on an application advertised under section 118 if—

a local government or police district officer gave the commissioner a comment on the application under section 117; or

a local government or police district officer objected to the grant of the application under section 117; or

a member of the public made a submission about the application under section 118A; or

a member of the public objected to the grant of the application under section 119; or

the Minister objected to the grant of the application under section 119A.

The commissioner must publish on the department’s website the following information in relation to the decision—

the nature of the application;

the location of the premises to which the application relates;

the day the decision was made;

whether the decision was to approve or refuse the application;

a brief summary of the reasons for the decision.

However, the information that is published must not include any of the following—

sensitive information about a person;

information the commissioner reasonably considers is commercially sensitive;

particulars given to the commissioner under section 45.

The information must be published under subsection (2)—

as soon as practicable, but no later than 28 days, after the decision is made; and

for a period of 3 months.

A failure to comply with this section does not affect the validity of the decision.

In this section—

the person’s reputation; or

the person’s history of behaviour or attitude in relation to the management and discharge of the person’s financial obligations.