{"id":"liquor-control-mingullatharndo-restricted-area-regulations-2023","name":"Liquor Control (Mingullatharndo Restricted Area) Regulations 2023","slug":"liquor-control-mingullatharndo-restricted-area-regulations-2023","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178671,"registerId":"wa-liquor-control-mingullatharndo-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 (Mingullatharndo Restricted Area) Regulations 2023","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nLiquor Control Act 1988\n\nLiquor Control (Mingullatharndo Restricted Area) Regulations 2023\n\nWestern Australia\n\nLiquor Control (Mingullatharndo Restricted Area) Regulations 2023\n\nContents\n\nPart 1 — Preliminary\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Term used: Mingullatharndo Aboriginal Community 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 Mingullatharndo Aboriginal Community 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\n  \n\nLiquor Control Act 1988\n\nLiquor Control (Mingullatharndo Restricted Area) Regulations 2023\n\n## Part 1 — Preliminary\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Liquor Control (Mingullatharndo 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: Mingullatharndo Aboriginal Community\n\nIn these regulations —\n\nMingullatharndo Aboriginal Community means the area of land described as Lot 300 on Deposited Plan 45651, being the whole of the land in Record of Qualified Certificate of Crown Land Title Volume 2969 Folio 405.\n\n## Part 2 — Restricted area\n\n##### 4. Declaration of restricted area\n\nThe Mingullatharndo Aboriginal Community 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 Mingullatharndo Aboriginal Community 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 Mingullatharndo Aboriginal Community 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 Mingullatharndo Aboriginal Community\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 Mingullatharndo Aboriginal Community; or\n\n(b) possesses liquor in the Mingullatharndo Aboriginal Community.\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 2 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 (Mingullatharndo Restricted Area) Regulations 2023* regulation 6(1) |\n| --- |\n\n\n![]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Liquor Control (Mingullatharndo 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 (Mingullatharndo Restricted Area) Regulations 2023* 1 | SL 2023/174 1 Nov 2023 | Part 1 (other than r. 3): 1 Nov 2023 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 2 Nov 2023 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nOther notes\n\n1 These regulations expire at the close of 2 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\nMingullatharndo Aboriginal Community 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":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: creating a specific restricted area for the Mingullatharndo Aboriginal Community. It does not expand beyond this discrete community-based liquor control function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: only 10 regulations across 5 Parts","Single defined term: only 'Mingullatharndo Aboriginal Community' is defined (regulation 3)","Minimal cross-referencing: only references to section 175(1a) of the parent Act and section 155(4)-(5) for seizure powers","Simple conditional logic: only one penalty tier based on whether the offender is a licensee/manager/director (regulation 6(2))","Straightforward structure: preliminary provisions, area declaration, prohibitions, duration, and minor amendment to principal regulations","No nested exceptions or complex deeming provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\n\nThese regulations create a **liquor ban** for a specific Aboriginal community in Western Australia called **Mingullatharndo** (located near Roebourne in the Pilbara region). \n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Residents and visitors** of the Mingullatharndo Aboriginal Community — it is now illegal to bring alcohol into the community or possess it there.\n*   **Police** — they have special powers to seize and destroy any alcohol (opened or unopened) if they reasonably suspect it's being brought into or kept in the community illegally.\n*   **Licensed venues and their staff** — if a pub owner, manager, or company director breaks these rules, they face much higher penalties ($5,000) than ordinary people ($2,000).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese \"restricted area\" regulations are a tool to reduce alcohol-related harm in specific communities. The rules:\n\n*   **Ban all alcohol** in the defined area (no drinking, no possession, no bringing it in).\n*   **Last for 5 years** (until November 2028), unless repealed earlier.\n*   **Require signage** at entry points warning people about the ban and penalties.\n*   **Amend the main Liquor Control Regulations 1989** to ensure these offences are properly recorded in the state's liquor laws.\n\nThis is a targeted, time-limited prohibition designed to address community-specific concerns about alcohol, with police empowered to enforce it through seizure powers."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No scope change can be assessed — the regulation text is entirely unavailable. Based on the title alone, the regulation appears consistent with the standard WA framework for community-level liquor restricted area declarations, suggesting no obvious departure from the original regulatory intent. However, this cannot be confirmed without the actual text."},"complexity_factors":["Regulation text is completely unavailable — no substantive content could be analysed","Restricted area regulations of this type are generally straightforward in structure, typically designating a geographic area and prohibiting alcohol supply/possession/consumption","The underlying enabling legislation (Liquor Control Act 1988 WA) adds some complexity, but the regulations themselves are usually narrow in scope","Geographic and community-specific definitions may add minor complexity in identifying the precise area affected"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation designates Mingullatharndo in Western Australia as a liquor Restricted Area, meaning supply, possession or consumption of alcohol there is tightly controlled and can be a criminal offence. It chiefly affects residents and visitors to that community and is aimed at preventing alcohol-related harm under the Liquor Control Act 1988 framework. The regulation’s full text (boundaries, penalties, exemptions, commencement) is unavailable, so precise details can’t be confirmed."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No. The instrument establishes a site‑specific, time‑limited liquor prohibition for the defined community parcel, sets offences, penalties and seizure powers for that area, and amends a regulation table; it does not broaden the Act’s general scope beyond these local, temporary measures."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow geographic scope: single defined parcel (Lot 300) limits applicability (reg 3).","Straightforward prohibitions with tiered fines: higher penalty for licensees or managers (reg 6(1)–(2)).","Enforcement discretion: police may seize and dispose on \"reasonable grounds\", requiring factual judgment (reg 7).","Notice requirement imposed on Director but non‑compliance does not invalidate the declaration (reg 5(1)–(2)).","Fixed temporal scope—expires 2 Nov 2028—so renewals or repeal affect longevity (reg 8).","Minor consequential amendment to Liquor Control Regulations 1989 (reg 10)."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations declare the Mingullatharndo Aboriginal Community (Lot 300) a liquor‑restricted area, ban bringing in or possessing alcohol there, and set fines (up to $5,000) for breaches (reg 6(1)). The Director of Liquor Licensing must post notices at access points (reg 5(1)), and police may seize and promptly dispose of suspected containers (reg 7).\nAffected people pay fines; licensed businesses face higher penalties. The restriction is time‑limited and runs until 2 November 2028 (reg 8)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/liquor-control-mingullatharndo-restricted-area-regulations-2023","history":"/api/acts/liquor-control-mingullatharndo-restricted-area-regulations-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/liquor-control-mingullatharndo-restricted-area-regulations-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/liquor-control-mingullatharndo-restricted-area-regulations-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/liquor-control-mingullatharndo-restricted-area-regulations-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/liquor-control-mingullatharndo-restricted-area-regulations-2023/documents"}}