{"id":"liquor-control-pandanus-park-restricted-area-regulations-2011","name":"Liquor Control (Pandanus Park Restricted Area) Regulations 2011","slug":"liquor-control-pandanus-park-restricted-area-regulations-2011","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178694,"registerId":"wa-liquor-control-pandanus-park-restricted-area-regulations-2011-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Liquor Control (Pandanus Park Restricted Area) Regulations 2011","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nLiquor Control Act 1988\n\nLiquor Control (Pandanus Park Restricted Area) Regulations 2011\n\nWestern Australia\n\nLiquor Control (Pandanus Park Restricted Area) Regulations 2011\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Term used: Pandanus Park Aboriginal Community 1\n\n5. Declaration of restricted area 1\n\n6. Notice of restricted area 1\n\n7. Prohibitions as to liquor in Pandanus Park 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 (Pandanus Park Restricted Area) Regulations 2011\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Liquor Control (Pandanus Park Restricted Area) Regulations 2011*.\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: Pandanus Park Aboriginal Community\n\nIn these regulations —\n\nPandanus Park Aboriginal Community means the area of land described as Reserve 40277 being Lot 353 on Deposited Plan 35956 and being the whole of the land in Certificate of Crown Land Title Volume LR3130 Folio 726.\n\n[**4.** Deleted: SL 2020/62 r. 16.]\n\n##### 5. Declaration of restricted area\n\nThe Pandanus Park 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 Pandanus Park 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 Pandanus Park Aboriginal Community a notice —\n\n(a) describing the area that is subject to the declaration in regulation 5 in sufficient detail for it to be clearly identified; and\n\n(b) describing the offences set out in regulation 7; and\n\n(c) 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 Pandanus Park Aboriginal Community\n\n(1) A person who —\n\n(a) brings liquor into, or causes liquor to be brought into, the Pandanus Park Aboriginal Community; or\n\n(b) has liquor in his or her possession in the Pandanus Park 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 28 May 2026.\n\n[Regulation 9 inserted: SL 2020/62 r. 17; amended: SL 2023/26 r. 12; SL 2024/46 r. 10; SL 2025/54 r. 6.]\n\n![]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Liquor Control (Pandanus Park Restricted Area) Regulations 2011* 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 (Pandanus Park Restricted Area) Regulations 2011* 1 | 27 May 2011 p. 1932-4 | r. 1 and 2: 27 May 2011 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 28 May 2011 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Liquor Control (Pandanus Park Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2014* | 23 May 2014 p. 1636-7 | r. 1 and 2: 23 May 2014 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 24 May 2014 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Liquor Control (Pandanus Park Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2017* | 12 May 2017 p. 2470‑1 | r. 1 and 2: 12 May 2017 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 13 May 2017 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations 2020* Pt. 6 | SL 2020/62 22 May 2020 | 23 May 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations 2023* Pt. 5 | SL 2023/26 6 Apr 2023 | 7 Apr 2023 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations (No. 2) 2024* Pt. 5 | SL 2024/46 17 Apr 2024 | 18 Apr 2024 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations 2025* Pt. 3 | SL 2025/54 16 Apr 2025 | 17 Apr 2025 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nOther notes\n\n1 These regulations expire at the close of 28 May 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\nPandanus Park Aboriginal Community 3\n\n© State of Western Australia 2025.\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 2025.\n\nBy Authority: GEOFF O. LAWN, Government Printer\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the title alone, the regulations appear to do exactly what they describe — establish a restricted area for liquor control at Pandanus Park. No scope drift is evident, though this cannot be fully confirmed without the actual regulatory text."},"complexity_factors":["Source document is unavailable — full regulatory text could not be reviewed","Intersects with federal and state frameworks for Aboriginal community alcohol restrictions","Geographic and jurisdictional specificity may create confusion about applicability","Penalties and enforcement mechanisms cannot be confirmed without the actual text"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations declared Pandanus Park, a remote Aboriginal community in WA’s Kimberley, a restricted area under the Liquor Control Act, prohibiting or tightly limiting possession, supply and consumption of alcohol there. It affects residents and visitors and aims to reduce alcohol-related harm; breaches can attract fines or other penalties.\n\nNote: the regulation text wasn’t retrievable online; this summary is based on the title and typical WA practice and isn’t a substitute for the official instrument or legal advice."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: declaring a specific Aboriginal community as a restricted area for liquor control. The amendments shown in the compilation table merely extend the expiry date (regulation 9) and delete an obsolete regulation (regulation 4). There has been no scope creep or expansion beyond the original intent of managing alcohol in this specific community."},"complexity_factors":["Only 8 substantive regulations (one deleted)","Single defined term in interpretation section","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic","Straightforward offence structure with simple penalty tier (licensees vs others)","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to sections 155 and 175 of the parent Act)","Clear sunset clause (regulation 9)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations create a **dry zone** (called a \"restricted area\") for the Pandanus Park Aboriginal Community in Western Australia. Here's what they do:\n\n**What is banned?**\n- Bringing alcohol into the community, or having alcohol in your possession there, is an offence.\n- This applies to everyone—visitors and residents alike.\n\n**Who gets hit harder?**\n- If you run a pub, bottle shop, or licensed venue (a \"licensee\"), or you're a director of such a business, the fine is **$5,000**.\n- Everyone else faces a **$2,000** fine.\n\n**Police powers**\n- Police can seize and destroy any alcohol containers (opened or unopened) if they reasonably suspect the alcohol is connected to an offence.\n\n**Signage**\n- The Director of Liquor Licensing must post notices at entry points warning people about the alcohol ban and penalties. However, if they forget or fail to do this, the ban still stands.\n\n**How long does this last?**\n- These rules expire on **28 May 2026** unless repealed earlier.\n\n**Why does this matter?**\nThese regulations are part of a broader system of alcohol management in remote Aboriginal communities in WA. They aim to reduce alcohol-related harm by prohibiting possession entirely within the designated area."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations’ operative period and some provisions have been amended since 2011. Regulation 4 was deleted (SL 2020/62 r.16) and regulation 9 was inserted and subsequently amended to extend the expiry date (SL 2020/62 r.17; SL 2023/26 r.12; SL 2024/46 r.10; SL 2025/54 r.6). The core prohibition on bringing or possessing liquor (reg 7) and the seizure power (reg 8) remain, but the repeated amendments to reg 9 have extended the period during which the restricted-area rules apply."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow geographic scope: applies only to Reserve 40277 (Pandanus Park Aboriginal Community) (reg 3, reg 5).","Direct interaction with the Liquor Control Act: declaration made under s.175(1a) of the Act (reg 5) and an express override of parts of section 155 for seizure and disposal (reg 8).","Two-tier penalty structure increases compliance burden on commercial actors (licensees, managers, directors) with a higher fine (reg 7(2)).","Enforcement discretion exercised by Police for seizure and disposal of containers (reg 8) and by the Director of Liquor Licensing for notice placement (reg 6).","Administrative duty to post and maintain notices at customary access routes (reg 6(1)), but failure to post does not invalidate the declaration (reg 6(2)).","Temporal limitation and repeated legislative amendments to the expiry date increase regulatory churn and require periodic renewal (reg 9; compilation table entries SL 2020/62, SL 2023/26, SL 2024/46, SL 2025/54).","Small number of provisions and straightforward prohibitions reduce legal complexity, but reliance on other Act provisions creates cross-reference complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations declare the Pandanus Park Aboriginal Community a restricted area (reg 5), ban bringing or possessing alcohol there with fines ($5,000 for licensees/managers/directors; $2,000 for others) (reg 7), allow police to seize and dispose of suspected containers (reg 8), require the Director of Liquor Licensing to post notices at entry routes (reg 6), and remain in force until 28 May 2026 unless repealed (reg 9). The prohibitions change who may lawfully carry alcohol into the community and impose penalties and enforcement duties on licensees, individuals and police."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/liquor-control-pandanus-park-restricted-area-regulations-2011","history":"/api/acts/liquor-control-pandanus-park-restricted-area-regulations-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/liquor-control-pandanus-park-restricted-area-regulations-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/liquor-control-pandanus-park-restricted-area-regulations-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/liquor-control-pandanus-park-restricted-area-regulations-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/liquor-control-pandanus-park-restricted-area-regulations-2011/documents"}}