{"id":"liquor-control-joy-springs-restricted-area-regulations-2023","name":"Liquor Control (Joy Springs Restricted Area) Regulations 2023","slug":"liquor-control-joy-springs-restricted-area-regulations-2023","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178638,"registerId":"wa-liquor-control-joy-springs-restricted-area-regulations-2023-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Liquor Control (Joy Springs Restricted Area) Regulations 2023","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nLiquor Control Act 1988\n\nLiquor Control (Joy Springs Restricted Area) Regulations 2023\n\nWestern Australia\n\nLiquor Control (Joy Springs Restricted Area) Regulations 2023\n\nContents\n\nPart 1 — Preliminary\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Term used: Joy Springs (Eight Mile) area 1\n\nPart 2 — Restricted area\n\n4. Declaration of restricted area 2\n\n5. Notice of restricted area 2\n\nPart 3 — Prohibitions and related provisions\n\n6. Prohibitions as to liquor in Joy Springs (Eight Mile) area 3\n\n7. Seizure and disposal of containers of liquor 3\n\nPart 4 — Period of effect\n\n8. Period during which these regulations have effect 4\n\nPart 5 — *Liquor Control Regulations 1989* amended\n\n9. Regulations amended 5\n\n10. Regulation 27 amended 5\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 6\n\nOther notes 6\n\nDefined terms\n\nLiquor Control Act 1988\n\nLiquor Control (Joy Springs Restricted Area) Regulations 2023\n\n## Part 1 — Preliminary\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Liquor Control (Joy Springs Restricted Area) Regulations 2023*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation as follows —\n\n(a) Part 1 (other than regulation 3) — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;\n\n(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.\n\n##### 3. Term used: Joy Springs (Eight Mile) area\n\nIn these regulations —\n\nJoy Springs (Eight Mile) area means the area of land comprising —\n\n(a) Lot 39 on Deposited Plan 188553 (being all of the land within Reserve 40569); and\n\n(b) the land described as affected tenure outlined in black and shaded green on Deposited Plan 426596 (which includes Lot 29 on that Deposited Plan and part of Lot 68 on Deposited Plan 238022); and\n\n(c) the road known as the Joy Springs Road which runs between the Great Northern Highway and Lot 39 on Deposited Plan 188553.\n\n## Part 2 — Restricted area\n\n##### 4. Declaration of restricted area\n\nThe Joy Springs (Eight Mile) area is declared to be a restricted area for the purposes of section 175(1a) of the Act.\n\n##### 5. 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 Joy Springs (Eight Mile) area continues to be a restricted area by operation of regulation 4 to be kept posted, at each place where a customary access route enters the Joy Springs (Eight Mile) area a notice —\n\n(a) describing the offences set out in regulation 6(1); 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 4.\n\n## Part 3 — Prohibitions and related provisions\n\n##### 6. Prohibitions as to liquor in Joy Springs (Eight Mile) area\n\n(1) A person commits an offence if the person —\n\n(a) brings liquor into, or causes liquor to be brought into, the Joy Springs (Eight Mile) area; or\n\n(b) possesses liquor in the Joy Springs (Eight Mile) area.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation:\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##### 7. 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 6(1).\n\n## Part 4 — Period of effect\n\n##### 8. Period during which these regulations have effect\n\nUnless sooner repealed, these regulations have effect for the period that ends at the close of 30 November 2028.\n\n## Part 5 — *Liquor Control Regulations 1989* amended\n\n##### 9. Regulations amended\n\nThis Part amends the *Liquor Control Regulations 1989*.\n\n##### 10. Regulation 27 amended\n\nIn regulation 27(4) in the Table insert in alphabetical order:\n\n| *Liquor Control (Joy Springs Restricted Area) Regulations 2023* regulation 6(1) |\n| --- |\n\n\n![]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Liquor Control (Joy Springs Restricted Area) Regulations 2023*. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Liquor Control (Joy Springs Restricted Area) Regulations 2023* 1 | SL 2023/159   18 Oct 2023 | Pt. 1 (other than r. 3): 18 Oct 2023 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 19 Oct 2023 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nOther notes\n\n1 These regulations expire at the close of 30 November 2028 (see r. 8).\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\nJoy Springs (Eight Mile) area 3\n\n© State of Western Australia 2023.\n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au.\n\nAttribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2023.\n\nBy Authority: GEOFF O. LAWN, Government Printer\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation maintains its original narrow scope. It was clearly intended from the outset to create a specific restricted area for liquor control in the Joy Springs (Eight Mile) location, and it does exactly that without expanding into broader regulatory territory."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (10 regulations total, approximately 2 pages)","Only 1 defined term ('Joy Springs (Eight Mile) area')","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to Deposited Plans for geographic boundaries, and brief references to parent Act sections 155 and 175)","Simple conditional logic (only distinction between ordinary offenders and licensees/managers/directors in penalty structure at regulation 6)","No nested exceptions or complex deeming provisions","Straightforward sunset clause (automatic expiry 30 November 2028)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations create a **liquor ban** in a specific part of Western Australia called the **Joy Springs (Eight Mile) area** — a location near the Great Northern Highway.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Everyone entering the area** — it is illegal to bring alcohol into this zone or to possess it there.\n*   **Licensed venues and their staff** — pubs, clubs, and their managers/directors face **higher penalties** ($5,000) than ordinary people ($2,000) if they break these rules.\n*   **Police** — officers can seize and destroy any alcohol (opened or unopened) if they reasonably suspect it’s being carried in violation of the ban.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is a **targeted \"dry zone\"** designed to reduce alcohol-related harm in a specific community. These types of restrictions are commonly used in Western Australia to address public health and safety issues in areas with high rates of alcohol-related violence, anti-social behaviour, or health problems. The regulations automatically **expire in November 2028** unless renewed.\n\n**Key points:**\n\n*   **No alcohol in, no alcohol on you** — simple possession is enough to be fined.\n*   **Signs must be posted** at entry points warning people of the ban (though the ban still applies even if signs are missing).\n*   **Police have extra powers** to confiscate booze on the spot without needing a warrant or court order first."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess scope changes from original intent — the legislative text is inaccessible. Based on the title alone, the regulation appears consistent with its likely stated purpose of establishing a liquor-restricted area at Joy Springs. No evidence of scope expansion or contraction can be confirmed."},"complexity_factors":["Source document is inaccessible — no actual legislative text could be analysed","Inferences drawn from title only, which introduces analytical uncertainty","Regulations of this type (restricted area liquor controls) are typically short, formulaic instruments with limited complexity","The enabling Act (Liquor Control Act 1988 WA) is itself complex, but subsidiary regulations like this are usually narrow in scope"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations designate the Joy Springs locality as a restricted area under the Liquor Control Act 1988 (WA), limiting possession, supply and consumption of alcohol there. They likely grant enforcement powers (including search and seizure of alcohol) and therefore affect residents and visitors to the Joy Springs community. The instrument is intended to address alcohol‑related harm in that specific, likely remote, community."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations do not change the substantive scope of the Liquor Control Act; they apply the Act's restricted‑area powers to a specifically described locality, add operational rules on signage and seizure, impose differentiated penalties, and set a time limit. They implement existing statutory authority rather than create new regulatory head powers."},"complexity_factors":["Geographically specific restriction defined by deposited plan references (reg 3)","Two‑tier penalty structure increasing liability for licensees, managers and corporate directors (reg 6(2))","Police power to seize and dispose of containers despite existing Act limits (reg 7, overriding ss 155(4)–(5))","Administrative requirement for the Director to post and maintain notices at customary access points, with non‑compliance not invalidating the declaration (reg 5)","Fixed temporal scope: regulations expire 30 November 2028 unless repealed earlier (reg 8)","Minor consequential amendment to the Liquor Control Regulations 1989 (reg 10)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations declare the Joy Springs (Eight Mile) land area a liquor‑restricted zone, ban bringing or possessing alcohol there, set fines (up to $5,000 for licensees/managers/directors; $2,000 for others), allow police to seize and dispose of containers, and require signage at access points. They operate until 30 November 2028. Offenders pay the fines; enforcement discretion sits with police (seizure) and the Director of Liquor Licensing (signposting), and businesses face higher liability and compliance costs near the area."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/liquor-control-joy-springs-restricted-area-regulations-2023","history":"/api/acts/liquor-control-joy-springs-restricted-area-regulations-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/liquor-control-joy-springs-restricted-area-regulations-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/liquor-control-joy-springs-restricted-area-regulations-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/liquor-control-joy-springs-restricted-area-regulations-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/liquor-control-joy-springs-restricted-area-regulations-2023/documents"}}