{"id":"liquor-control-cheeditha-restricted-area-regulations-2012","name":"Liquor Control (Cheeditha Restricted Area) Regulations 2012","slug":"liquor-control-cheeditha-restricted-area-regulations-2012","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178619,"registerId":"wa-liquor-control-cheeditha-restricted-area-regulations-2012-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Liquor Control (Cheeditha Restricted Area) Regulations 2012","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nLiquor Control Act 1988\n\nLiquor Control (Cheeditha Restricted Area) Regulations 2012\n\nWestern Australia\n\nLiquor Control (Cheeditha Restricted Area) Regulations 2012\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Term used: Cheeditha Aboriginal Community 1\n\n5. Declaration of restricted area 1\n\n6. Notice of restricted area 2\n\n7. Prohibitions as to liquor in the Cheeditha Aboriginal Community 2\n\n8. Seizure and disposal of containers of liquor 2\n\n9. Period during which these regulations have effect 3\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 4\n\nOther notes 4\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nLiquor Control Act 1988\n\nLiquor Control (Cheeditha Restricted Area) Regulations 2012\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Liquor Control (Cheeditha Restricted Area) Regulations 2012* 1.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation as follows —\n\n(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the *Gazette*;\n\n(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.\n\n##### 3. Term used: Cheeditha Aboriginal Community\n\nIn these regulations —\n\nCheeditha Aboriginal Community means the area of land, being part of Lot 48 on Deposited Plan 248914 (Certificate of Title Volume 2191 Folio 716), that is within a 500 metre radius of the point with the following Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 (GDA2020) coordinates —\n\n(a) 20.751138°S;\n\n(b) 117.119847°E.\n\n[Regulation 3 amended: SL 2021/142 r. 4.]\n\n[**4.** Deleted: SL 2021/142 r. 5.]\n\n##### 5. Declaration of restricted area\n\nThe Cheeditha Aboriginal Community is declared to be a restricted area for the purposes of section 175(1a) of the Act.\n\n##### 6. Notice of restricted area\n\n(1) The Director of Liquor Licensing must take all reasonable steps to cause to be posted, and while the Cheeditha 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 Cheeditha Aboriginal Community a notice —\n\n(a) describing the offences set out in regulation 7; and\n\n(b) specifying the penalties for those offences.\n\n(2) A failure to comply with subregulation (1) does not invalidate the declaration in regulation 5.\n\n##### 7. Prohibitions as to liquor in the Cheeditha Aboriginal Community\n\n(1) A person who —\n\n(a) brings liquor into, or causes liquor to be brought into, the Cheeditha Aboriginal Community; or\n\n(b) has liquor in his or her possession in the Cheeditha Aboriginal Community,\n\ncommits an offence.\n\nPenalty:\n\n(a) if subregulation (2) applies — a fine of $5 000;\n\n(b) in any other case — a fine of $2 000.\n\n(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.\n\n##### 8. Seizure and disposal of containers of liquor\n\nDespite 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.\n\n##### 9. Period during which these regulations have effect\n\nUnless sooner repealed, these regulations have effect for the period that ends at the close of 10 August 2026.\n\n[Regulation 9 inserted: SL 2021/142 r. 6.]\n\n![]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Liquor Control (Cheeditha Restricted Area) Regulations 2012* and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Liquor Control (Cheeditha Restricted Area) Regulations 2012* 1 | 10 Aug 2012 p. 3808-10 | r. 1 and 2: 10 Aug 2012 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 11 Aug 2012 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Liquor Control (Cheeditha Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2015* | 28 Jul 2015 p. 3089 | r. 1 and 2: 28 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 29 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Liquor Control (Cheeditha Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2018* | 10 Jul 2018 p. 2580 | r. 1 and 2: 10 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 11 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations (No. 2) 2021* Pt. 2 | SL 2021/142 30 Jul 2021 | 31 Jul 2021 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nOther notes\n\n1 These regulations expire at the close of 10 August 2026 (see r. 9).\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\nCheeditha Aboriginal Community 3\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient data to assess whether scope changed from original intent. The legislative text was not retrievable from the source."},"complexity_factors":["Legislation text is completely unavailable — analysis is impossible beyond title inference","Restricted area regulations of this type are typically short and narrowly focused, suggesting low inherent complexity","Geographic and community-specific scope limits breadth of application"],"plain_english_summary":"## Liquor Control (Cheeditha Restricted Area) Regulations 2012\n\n**⚠️ Content Unavailable**\n\nThe actual text of this legislation could not be retrieved — the source page no longer exists on the Western Australian legislation website.\n\n**What we can reasonably infer:**\nBased on the title alone, this regulation likely:\n- Declared **Cheeditha** (a remote Western Australian community) a **restricted area** under the *Liquor Control Act 1988* (WA)\n- **Prohibited or severely limited** the possession, supply, or consumption of alcohol in that area\n- Primarily affected **residents of and visitors to the Cheeditha community**\n\nRestricted area liquor regulations of this type are commonly applied to Aboriginal communities in WA as a harm-reduction measure, often at the request of the community itself.\n\n**Bottom line:** No reliable legal analysis can be provided without the actual legislative text."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain their original narrow purpose: creating a specific alcohol restriction zone for the Cheeditha Aboriginal Community. The 2021 amendments were technical updates (updating the coordinate datum from GDA94 to GDA2020, deleting redundant provisions, and extending the sunset date) without expanding substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (9 regulations, approximately 2 pages)","Only 1 defined term (Cheeditha Aboriginal Community)","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to sections 155 and 175 of the parent Liquor Control Act 1988)","Simple conditional logic (only distinction is between ordinary offenders and licensees/managers in penalty provisions)","Straightforward prohibition structure without nested exceptions","Geographic scope defined by precise GPS coordinates and land title references"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations create a **liquor ban** for a specific Aboriginal community in Western Australia called **Cheeditha**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares the Cheeditha Aboriginal Community (a 500-metre radius around specific GPS coordinates) a **\"restricted area\"** — meaning special alcohol rules apply there\n- **Bans bringing alcohol into** the community or **possessing alcohol** there\n- Allows police to **seize and destroy** any alcohol containers (opened or unopened) if they suspect an offence\n- Requires the Director of Liquor Licensing to post warning notices at entry points (though forgetting to do this doesn't cancel the ban)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone entering the Cheeditha Aboriginal Community (about 20km east of Roebourne in the Pilbara)\n- Licensed venues and their staff face **higher penalties** ($5,000) than ordinary people ($2,000)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese are \"dry area\" laws designed to reduce alcohol-related harm in specific communities. They override normal liquor licensing rules for this specific location. The regulations automatically expire in August 2026 unless renewed."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The regulations have been amended since their original making: the definition of the Cheeditha Aboriginal Community was amended (reg 3 amended, SL 2021/142 r.4), a provision was deleted (reg 4 deleted, SL 2021/142 r.5), and an expiry date was inserted (reg 9 inserted, SL 2021/142 r.6). Those changes altered the precise boundary and the temporal scope while leaving the core prohibition and enforcement mechanics intact (regs 3, 5–9)."},"complexity_factors":["Precise geospatial boundary defined by GDA2020 coordinates and a 500m radius — requires mapping to determine applicability (reg 3).","Direct linkage to primary legislation (declaration under s.175(1a) of the Liquor Control Act) — legal effect rests on the Act (reg 5).","Administrative duty on the Director of Liquor Licensing to post and maintain notices at customary access routes; failure to post does not invalidate the declaration — creates a compliance and procedural requirement plus a non‑invalidating defect (reg 6(1)–(2)).","Differentiated penalties that impose higher fines on licensees, managers and corporate directors — creates asymmetric enforcement risk for businesses (reg 7(1)–(2)).","Police seizure and disposal power that operates despite specified subsections of the Act — expands on enforcement discretion and accelerates disposal of seized containers (reg 8 referencing s.155(4)–(5)).","Sunset/expiry date limits the duration of effect and requires renewal or repeal to continue the regime (reg 9).","Amendment history (reg 3 amended; reg 4 deleted; reg 9 inserted) means the defined area, provisions and duration have been adjusted since first made — administrative upkeep and interpretation of versions may be needed (compilation notes; SL 2021/142)."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations declare a 500‑metre radius area around a specified point on Lot 48 (the Cheeditha Aboriginal Community) a restricted area under the Liquor Control Act. Inside that area bringing in or possessing liquor is an offence, police may seize and dispose of containers, and penalties apply (higher fines for licensees). The Director of Liquor Licensing must post notices describing the offences and penalties; the rules expire on 10 August 2026."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/liquor-control-cheeditha-restricted-area-regulations-2012","history":"/api/acts/liquor-control-cheeditha-restricted-area-regulations-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/liquor-control-cheeditha-restricted-area-regulations-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/liquor-control-cheeditha-restricted-area-regulations-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/liquor-control-cheeditha-restricted-area-regulations-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/liquor-control-cheeditha-restricted-area-regulations-2012/documents"}}