Liquor Control (Spinifex Restricted Area) Regulations 2014

regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;

the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

staying at a place that is at least 50 kilometres from his or her usual place of residence for a period of at least one night; and

intending to stay away from his or her usual place of residence for a period of less than 12 months; and

not in the course of travelling on a regular journey between his or her usual place of residence or his or her place of work or education; and

travelling in the course of a holiday or for leisure, business, to visit friends or relatives or for any other reason; and

not usually resident in the Restricted Area.

The Spinifex Native Title Determination Area, excluding the portion that is within Reserve 17614, is declared to be a restricted area for the purposes of section 175(1a) of the Act.

The map in Schedule 2 shows the Restricted Area crosshatched.

The Director of Liquor Licensing must take all reasonable steps to cause to be posted, and while the Restricted Area continues to be a restricted area by operation of regulation 5(1) to be kept posted, at each place where a customary access route enters the Restricted Area a notice —

describing the offences set out in regulation 7; and

specifying the penalties for those offences.

A failure to comply with subregulation (1) does not invalidate the declaration in regulation 5(1).

Subject to regulation 8, a person who —

brings liquor into, or causes liquor to be brought into, the Restricted Area; or

has liquor in his or her possession in the Restricted Area,

if subregulation (2) applies, a fine of $5 000;

in any other case, a fine of $2 000.

This subregulation applies to an offence under subregulation (1) committed by a licensee, a manager of licensed premises or a director of a body corporate that holds a licence.

A tourist to whom this regulation applies does not commit an offence under regulation 7.

This regulation applies to a tourist if —

the tourist is in the portions of the Restricted Area that are within 50 metres either side of the Anne Beadell Highway (also known as the Serpentine Lakes Road), and continuously maintains possession of, or consumes, the liquor in his or her possession; or

the tourist is in any other part of the Restricted Area and continuously maintains possession of, but does not consume, the liquor in his or her possession.

The map in Schedule 2 shows the Anne Beadell Highway.