reg 1Citation

These regulations are the Liquor Control (Wangkatjungka Restricted Area) Regulations 2008.

reg 2Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows:

(a)

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

(b)

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

reg 3Meaning of “Wangkatjungka Aboriginal Community” in these regulations

In these regulations —

Wangkatjungka Aboriginal Community means the area of the land the subject of —

(a)

Crown Reserve 35196 (Lot 11 on Deposited Plan 182543 and Lot 99 on Deposited Plan 194196); and

(b)

Crown Reserve 26889 (Lot 6 on Deposited Plan 168953, Lot 10 on Deposited Plan 173215 and Lot 44 on Deposited Plan 189358).

[Regulation 3 amended: SL 2023/26 r. 14.]

[4. Deleted: SL 2022/38 r. 7.]

reg 5Declaration of restricted area

The Wangkatjungka Aboriginal Community is declared to be a restricted area for the purposes of section 175(1a) of the Act.

reg 6Notice of restricted area

(1)

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

(a)

describing the offences set out in regulation 7; and

(b)

specifying the penalties for those offences.

(2)

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

reg 7Prohibitions as to liquor in Wangkatjungka Aboriginal Community

(1)

A person who —

(a)

brings liquor into, or causes liquor to be brought into, the Wangkatjungka Aboriginal Community; or

(b)

has liquor in his or her possession in the Wangkatjungka Aboriginal Community,

commits an offence.

Penalty:

(a)

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

(b)

in any other case — a fine of $2 000.

(2)

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.

reg 8Seizure and disposal of containers of liquor

Despite section 155(4) and (5) of the Act, a member of the Police Force may seize and, as soon as is practicable, dispose of any opened or unopened container of liquor suspected on reasonable grounds to be the subject of an offence under regulation 7.

reg 9Period during which these regulations have effect

Unless sooner repealed, these regulations have effect for the period that ends at the close of 22 October 2028.

[Regulation 9 amended: Gazette 21 Apr 2009 p. 1370; 20 Apr 2010 p. 1513; 19 Apr 2013 p. 1569; 4 Mar 2016 p. 629; 22 Mar 2019 p. 860; SL 2022/38 r. 8; SL 2023/26 r. 15; SL 2024/13 r. 6; SL 2025/54 r. 8; SL 2026/42 r. 4.]

NotesNotes

This is a compilation of the Liquor Control (Wangkatjungka Restricted Area) Regulations 2008 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.

Compilation tableCompilation table

Citation	Published	Commencement
Liquor Control (Wangkatjungka Restricted Area) Regulations 2008¹	22 Apr 2008 p. 1553‑5	r. 1 and 2: 22 Apr 2008 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 23 Apr 2008 (see r. 2(b))
Liquor Control (Wangkatjungka Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2009	21 Apr 2009 p. 1370	r. 1 and 2: 21 Apr 2009 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 22 Apr 2009 (see r. 2(b))
Liquor Control (Wangkatjungka Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2010	20 Apr 2010 p. 1512‑13	r. 1 and 2: 20 Apr 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 21 Apr 2010 (see r. 2(b))
Liquor Control (Wangkatjungka Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2013	19 Apr 2013 p. 1569	r. 1 and 2: 19 Apr 2013 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 20 Apr 2013 (see r. 2(b))
Liquor Control (Wangkatjungka Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2016	4 Mar 2016 p. 629	r. 1 and 2: 4 Mar 2016 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 5 Mar 2016 (see r. 2(b))
Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations 2019 Pt. 3	22 Mar 2019 p. 859‑60	23 Mar 2019 (see r. 2(b))
Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations 2022 Pt. 3	SL 2022/38 25 Mar 2022	26 Mar 2022 (see r. 2(b))
Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations 2023 Pt. 6	SL 2023/26 6 Apr 2023	7 Apr 2023 (see r. 2(b))
Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations 2024 Pt. 3	SL 2024/13 21 Feb 2024	22 Feb 2024 (see r. 2(b))
Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations 2025 Pt. 4	SL 2025/54 16 Apr 2025	17 Apr 2025 (see r. 2(b))
Liquor Control (Wangkatjungka Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2026	SL 2026/42 15 Apr 2026	r. 1 and 2: 15 Apr 2026 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 16 Apr 2026 (see r. 2(b))

Other notesOther notes

¹ These regulations expire at the close of 22 October 2028 (see r. 9).

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