{"id":"liquor-control-ngurrawaana-restricted-area-regulations-2018","name":"Liquor Control (Ngurrawaana Restricted Area) Regulations 2018","slug":"liquor-control-ngurrawaana-restricted-area-regulations-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178681,"registerId":"wa-liquor-control-ngurrawaana-restricted-area-regulations-2018-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Liquor Control (Ngurrawaana Restricted Area) Regulations 2018","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nLiquor Control Act 1988\n\nLiquor Control (Ngurrawaana Restricted Area) Regulations 2018\n\nWestern Australia\n\nLiquor Control (Ngurrawaana Restricted Area) Regulations 2018\n\nContents\n\nPart 1 — Preliminary\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Term used: Ngurrawaana Community 1\n\nPart 2 — Restricted area\n\n5. Declaration of restricted area 2\n\n6. Notice of restricted area 2\n\nPart 3 — Prohibitions and related provisions\n\n7. Prohibitions as to liquor in the Ngurrawaana Community 3\n\n8. Seizure and disposal of containers of liquor 3\n\nPart 4 — Period of effect\n\n9. Period during which these regulations have effect 4\n\nPart 5 — *Liquor Control Regulations 1989* amended\n\n10. Regulations amended 5\n\n11. 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 (Ngurrawaana Restricted Area) Regulations 2018\n\n## Part 1 — Preliminary\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Liquor Control (Ngurrawaana Restricted Area) Regulations 2018*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation as follows —\n\n(a) Part 1 — 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: Ngurrawaana Community\n\nIn these regulations —\n\nNgurrawaana Community means the area of land described as Crown Reserve 40617 being Lot 244 on Deposited Plan 91689 and being the whole of the land in Certificate of Title Volume 3063 Folio 848.\n\n[**4.** Deleted: SL 2021/142 r. 8.]\n\n## Part 2 — Restricted area\n\n##### 5. Declaration of restricted area\n\nThe Ngurrawaana 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 Ngurrawaana 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 Ngurrawaana 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## Part 3 — Prohibitions and related provisions\n\n##### 7. Prohibitions as to liquor in the Ngurrawaana 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 Ngurrawaana Community; or\n\n(b) possesses liquor in the Ngurrawaana 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##### 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## Part 4 — Period of effect\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 14 September 2026.\n\n[Regulation 9 inserted: SL 2021/142 r. 9.]\n\n## Part 5 — *Liquor Control Regulations 1989* amended\n\n##### 10. Regulations amended\n\nThis Part amends the *Liquor Control Regulations 1989*.\n\n##### 11. Regulation 27 amended\n\nIn regulation 27(4) in the Table insert in alphabetical order:\n\n| *Liquor Control (Ngurrawaana Restricted Area) Regulations 2018* regulation 7(1) |\n| --- |\n\n\n![]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Liquor Control (Ngurrawaana Restricted Area) Regulations 2018* 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 (Ngurrawaana Restricted Area) Regulations 2018* 1 | 14 Sep 2018 p. 3317‑19 | Pt. 1: 14 Sep 2018 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than Pt. 1: 15 Sep 2018 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations (No. 2) 2021* Pt. 3 | 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 14 September 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\nNgurrawaana Community 3\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 focused on its original purpose: establishing a specific liquor restricted area for the Ngurrawaana Community. The 2021 amendment (SL 2021/142) only extended the expiry date from the original 2021 to 2026, without expanding the substantive scope or geographic coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('Ngurrawaana Community')","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to sections 155 and 175 of the parent Act, and a simple amendment to Regulation 27 of the 1989 Regulations)","Straightforward offence structure with a simple tiered penalty system (higher penalty for licensees/directors)","Short length (11 regulations total, with one deleted)","Clear sunset clause (automatic expiry in 2026)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations create a **liquor restricted area** for the Ngurrawaana Community, a specific parcel of land in Western Australia (Crown Reserve 40617). This means alcohol is effectively banned in this community, with criminal penalties for anyone who brings liquor in or possesses it there.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Residents and visitors** to the Ngurrawaana Community — they cannot bring alcohol into the area or have it in their possession.\n*   **Licensees and businesses** (pubs, bottle shops, etc.) — they face much higher penalties ($5,000) than ordinary individuals ($2,000) if they breach the rules.\n*   **Police** — they have special powers to seize and destroy any alcohol containers (opened or unopened) if they reasonably suspect the alcohol is connected to an offence.\n*   **The Director of Liquor Licensing** — must post warning notices at entry points to the community.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is a targeted \"dry community\" measure designed to reduce alcohol-related harm in a specific Aboriginal community. It overrides normal liquor licensing rules for that specific geographic area. The regulations also update the main Liquor Control Regulations 1989 to ensure these specific offences are properly listed in the consolidated rules.\n\n**Key details:**\n\n*   **Offences:** Bringing liquor into the community, or possessing it there.\n*   **Penalties:** $2,000 for ordinary people; $5,000 for licensees, managers, or company directors.\n*   **Duration:** The rules automatically expire on 14 September 2026 unless repealed earlier.\n*   **Police powers:** Officers can seize and dispose of alcohol containers without needing to go through the usual court processes required by the main Act."},"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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument’s scope was altered by later amendments: regulation 9 was inserted to set a fixed expiry (effect ends close of 14 September 2026), regulation 4 was deleted, and a cross‑reference was added into the Liquor Control Regulations 1989 (regulation 27). Those amendments explicitly limit duration and adjust related regulatory references rather than expanding the geographic or substantive prohibitions."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow geographic scope — applies only to a single, specifically described land parcel (Crown Reserve 40617; Lot 244 DP 91689).","Cross-references to primary Act provisions (Liquor Control Act s.175(1a) and s.155(4)-(5)) which require checking the Act for full legal effect.","Differential penalties creating higher fines for licensees, managers and corporate directors (regulation 7(2)).","Enforcement discretion and deviation from the Act’s usual disposal rules (police may seize and promptly dispose despite s.155(4)-(5)).","Administrative duty on the Director of Liquor Licensing to post and maintain notices at customary access routes (regulation 6).","Temporal limitation added by amendment (fixed expiry date in regulation 9) and a small consequential amendment to the Liquor Control Regulations 1989 (regulation 27)."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations declare the Ngurrawaana Community (a specific Crown Reserve) a restricted area under the Liquor Control Act and make it an offence to bring or possess liquor there. They require the Director of Liquor Licensing to post notices at access points, set fines (higher for licensees and certain managers/directors), and allow police to seize and dispose of suspected containers. The rules apply to anyone entering or on the named land and remain in force until 14 September 2026."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient data to assess whether the scope changed from original intent. The legislation text is inaccessible. Based on the title, the regulation appears consistent with the standard purpose of liquor restricted area instruments under Western Australian law — no scope drift can be confirmed or denied."},"complexity_factors":["Source document is completely unavailable — no text could be analysed","Regulations of this type are generally straightforward in structure, creating a geographic prohibition with associated enforcement powers","Limited interpretive difficulty expected, as restricted area regulations typically follow a standard template under the Liquor Control Act 1988 (WA)","Geographic boundary definitions can sometimes add minor complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"The regulation likely declared the Ngurrawaana community area a restricted liquor zone under WA law, prohibiting possession or bringing alcohol into the area. It would give police powers to search for alcohol and impose penalties for breaches. The rule would affect residents, visitors and service providers and is typically made to reduce alcohol-related harm at a community’s request."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/liquor-control-ngurrawaana-restricted-area-regulations-2018","history":"/api/acts/liquor-control-ngurrawaana-restricted-area-regulations-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/liquor-control-ngurrawaana-restricted-area-regulations-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/liquor-control-ngurrawaana-restricted-area-regulations-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/liquor-control-ngurrawaana-restricted-area-regulations-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/liquor-control-ngurrawaana-restricted-area-regulations-2018/documents"}}