{"id":"liquor-control-punmu-restricted-area-regulations-2010","name":"Liquor Control (Punmu Restricted Area) Regulations 2010","slug":"liquor-control-punmu-restricted-area-regulations-2010","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178703,"registerId":"wa-liquor-control-punmu-restricted-area-regulations-2010-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Liquor Control (Punmu Restricted Area) Regulations 2010","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nLiquor Control Act 1988\n\nLiquor Control (Punmu Restricted Area) Regulations 2010\n\nWestern Australia\n\nLiquor Control (Punmu Restricted Area) Regulations 2010\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Term used: Punmu Aboriginal Community 1\n\n5. Declaration of restricted area 2\n\n6. Notice of restricted area 2\n\n7. Prohibitions as to liquor in the Punmu Aboriginal Community 2\n\n8. Seizure and disposal of containers of liquor 3\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\nWestern Australia\n\nLiquor Control Act 1988\n\nLiquor Control (Punmu Restricted Area) Regulations 2010\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Liquor Control (Punmu Restricted Area) Regulations 2010* 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: Punmu Aboriginal Community\n\nIn these regulations —\n\nPunmu Aboriginal Community means that part of Lot 13 on Deposited Plan 240373 (Record of Qualified Certificate of Crown Land Title Volume LR3124 Folio 556) that is within a radius of 30 km of the telecommunications aerial located at the point with the following Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 (GDA2020) coordinates —\n\n(a) 22.044618°S;\n\n(b) 123.123040°E.\n\n[Regulation 3 inserted: Gazette 29 Nov 2019 p. 4107.]\n\n[**4.** Deleted: Gazette 28 Oct 2016 p. 4918.]\n\n##### 5. Declaration of restricted area\n\nThe Punmu 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 Punmu 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 Punmu 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 Punmu Aboriginal Community\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\nexempt person means the driver of or a passenger in a transiting vehicle;\n\ntransiting vehicle means a vehicle that transits the Punmu Aboriginal Community on a public road without —\n\n(a) stopping; or\n\n(b) discharging any person or item.\n\n(2) A person, other than an exempt person, who —\n\n(a) brings liquor into, or causes liquor to be brought into, the Punmu Aboriginal Community; or\n\n(b) has liquor in his or her possession in the Punmu Aboriginal Community,\n\ncommits an offence.\n\nPenalty:\n\n(a) if subregulation (3) applies, a fine of $5 000;\n\n(b) in any other case, a fine of $2 000.\n\n(3) This subregulation applies to an offence under subregulation (2) 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 4 December 2032.\n\n[Regulation 9 inserted: Gazette 28 Oct 2016 p. 4918; amended: Gazette 29 Nov 2019 p. 4107; SL 2022/202 r. 4.]\n\n![]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Liquor Control (Punmu Restricted Area) Regulations 2010* 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 (Punmu Restricted Area) Regulations 2010* 1 | 3 Dec 2010 p. 6060-2 | r. 1 and 2: 3 Dec 2010 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 4 Dec 2010 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Liquor Control (Punmu Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2013* | 15 Nov 2013 p. 5266 | r. 1 and 2: 15 Nov 2013 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 16 Nov 2013 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Liquor Control (Punmu Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2016* | 28 Oct 2016 p. 4918 | r. 1 and 2: 28 Oct 2016 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 29 Oct 2016 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations (No. 2) 2019* Pt. 3 | 29 Nov 2019 p. 4106-7 | 30 Nov 2019 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Liquor Control (Punmu Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2022* | SL 2022/202 2 Dec 2022 | r. 1 and 2: 2 Dec 2022 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 3 Dec 2022 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nOther notes\n\n1 These regulations expire at the close of 4 December 2032 (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\naerial 3\n\nexempt person 7(1)\n\nPunmu Aboriginal Community 3\n\ntransiting vehicle 7(1)\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 of restricting liquor in the Punmu Aboriginal Community. While it has been amended several times (updating the expiry date in 2016, 2019 and 2022; updating the coordinate system in 2019), these are technical maintenance amendments rather than scope expansion. The core prohibition in regulation 7 and the restricted area boundary have remained consistent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (9 regulations, one deleted)","Only 4 defined terms, all straightforward","Single purpose legislation with clear prohibitions","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to sections 155 and 175 of the parent Act)","Simple conditional logic (exemption only for transiting vehicles)","Geographic definition uses precise surveying coordinates but is clearly expressed"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Western Australian law that creates a **dry zone** (restricted area) around the Punmu Aboriginal Community, a remote settlement in the desert.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Bans alcohol** in a 30km radius around the Punmu telecommunications tower (covering the community and surrounding area)\n- Makes it illegal to bring liquor into this zone or possess it there\n- Allows police to seize and destroy any alcohol found in the area\n- Requires warning signs to be posted at entry points\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone entering the Punmu Aboriginal Community (residents, visitors, workers)\n- **Exception:** People simply driving through on public roads without stopping or dropping anyone/anything off\n- Licensed venues (pubs, bottle shops) and their managers face **higher penalties** ($5,000) than ordinary people ($2,000)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese regulations are designed to reduce alcohol-related harm in a vulnerable remote Indigenous community. They give police powers to confiscate alcohol and impose fines to enforce the ban. The restrictions are temporary and will automatically expire on 4 December 2032 unless the government extends them.\n\n**Key details:**\n- The restricted area is precisely mapped using GPS coordinates and land title references\n- The ban has been in place since 2010 and has been extended several times (now running until 2032)\n- Even if the government forgets to put up warning signs, the ban still applies"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess scope changes as the legislative text is inaccessible. Based on the title alone, the regulation appears consistent with its stated purpose of declaring Punmu a liquor restricted area, which is a common and well-established regulatory mechanism in WA for remote communities."},"complexity_factors":["Legislation text is entirely unavailable — analysis based on title only","Regulations of this type are typically short and formulaic with limited provisions","Restricted area declarations under the Liquor Control Act 1988 (WA) follow a standard template, reducing interpretive complexity","Geographically narrow scope (single community) limits complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation appears to declare the Punmu community in WA a liquor restricted area, making it illegal to bring, possess or consume alcohol there and giving police powers to search for and seize alcohol, with penalties for breaches.  \n\nThe rule would affect residents and visitors to Punmu. The actual text is unavailable online, so this summary is inferred from the title and similar instruments and should not be relied on for legal advice—check the Parliamentary Counsel or a lawyer for confirmation."},"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":"Subsequent amendments altered the regulated area and temporal scope. Regulation 3 was inserted to specify the Punmu area precisely (Lot 13 portion within a 30 km radius of a named aerial using GDA2020 coordinates), changing how the restricted area is located on the ground (reg 3). A time limit was added/updated so the regulations operate only until 4 December 2032 unless repealed (reg 9). These changes narrow operational scope to a geo‑specified zone and set an expiration date."},"complexity_factors":["Geographic precision: area defined by parcel (Lot 13) and a 30 km radius from a specific telecommunications aerial with GDA2020 coordinates (reg 3).","Narrowly framed exemption: ‘exempt person’ limited to drivers or passengers in a transiting vehicle (reg 7(1)–(2)).","Differentiated penalties: higher fine for licensees, managers or directors (reg 7(2)–(3)), creating greater compliance risk for businesses.","Enforcement discretion: police may seize and promptly dispose of opened or unopened containers despite usual constraints (reg 8), increasing operational enforcement powers.","Administrative duty with limited invalidation risk: Director must post notices at customary entry routes but failure to post does not invalidate the restricted-area declaration (reg 6(1)–(2)).","Temporal limitation: regulations expire on a fixed date (close of 4 December 2032), requiring renewal or repeal decision (reg 9)."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations declare a precisely described area around the Punmu Aboriginal Community to be a liquor-restricted area and make it an offence to bring or possess alcohol there except for drivers or passengers in vehicles merely transiting. Specified fines apply ($2,000; $5,000 where the offender is a licensee/manager/director), police may seize and dispose of suspected containers, and the Director of Liquor Licensing must post and maintain entry notices (regs 3,5–8). Individuals and certain business actors bear the fines; the Director and police carry out enforcement and signage duties."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/liquor-control-punmu-restricted-area-regulations-2010","history":"/api/acts/liquor-control-punmu-restricted-area-regulations-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/liquor-control-punmu-restricted-area-regulations-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/liquor-control-punmu-restricted-area-regulations-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/liquor-control-punmu-restricted-area-regulations-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/liquor-control-punmu-restricted-area-regulations-2010/documents"}}