Small bar licence may be granted as alternative to tavern restricted licence
41B Small bar licence may be granted as alternative to tavern restricted licence
If the Director considers it appropriate, the Director may, with the agreement of the applicant, treat an application for a tavern restricted licence as an application for a small bar licence.
Subsection (3) applies to a tavern restricted licence if —
it is subject to a condition limiting the maximum number of persons (excluding responsible persons and authorised officers) who may be on the licensed premises to 150; and
the capacity of the licensed premises is not more than 150 persons.
The Director may, on the Director’s own initiative or on the application of the licensee of the licence —
cancel a tavern restricted licence to which this subsection applies; and
grant to the person who was the licensee of the licence a small bar licence in respect of the premises to which the licence related.
If the Director proposes on the Director’s own initiative to cancel a tavern restricted licence and grant a small bar licence under subsection (3), the Director must give the licensee of the tavern restricted licence —
a notice that sets out the proposal and the reasons for it; and
a reasonable opportunity to make submissions or to be heard in relation to the proposal.
[Section 41B inserted: No. 9 of 2018 s. 22; amended: No. 20 of 2025 s. 10, 67, 124(1) and 125.]
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