{"id":"liquor-control-weymul-restricted-area-regulations-2024","name":"Liquor Control (Weymul Restricted Area) Regulations 2024","slug":"liquor-control-weymul-restricted-area-regulations-2024","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178767,"registerId":"wa-liquor-control-weymul-restricted-area-regulations-2024-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Liquor Control (Weymul Restricted Area) Regulations 2024","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nLiquor Control Act 1988\n\nLiquor Control (Weymul Restricted Area) Regulations 2024\n\nWestern Australia\n\nLiquor Control (Weymul Restricted Area) Regulations 2024\n\nContents\n\nPart 1 — Preliminary\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Terms used 1\n\nPart 2 — Restricted area\n\n4. Declaration of restricted area 3\n\n5. Notice of restricted area 3\n\nPart 3 — Prohibitions and related provisions\n\n6. Prohibitions as to liquor in Weymul area 4\n\n7. Seizure and disposal of containers of liquor 4\n\nPart 4 — Period of effect\n\n8. Period during which these regulations have effect 5\n\nPart 5 — *Liquor Control Regulations 1989* amended\n\n9. Regulations amended 6\n\n10. Regulation 27 amended 6\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 7\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nLiquor Control Act 1988\n\nLiquor Control (Weymul Restricted Area) Regulations 2024\n\n## Part 1 — Preliminary\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Liquor Control (Weymul Restricted Area) Regulations 2024*.\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. Terms used\n\nIn these regulations —\n\nWeymul access road means the portion of Road 156 (also known as Cherratta Road) that —\n\n(a) provides access to the Weymul community; and\n\n(b) runs between the land in Certificate of Title Volume 451 Folio 194A and Manuwarra Red Dog Highway;\n\nWeymul area means the area comprising —\n\n(a) the whole of the land in Certificate of Title Volume 451 Folio 194A; and\n\n(b) the area of land that is within 200 m of the outer boundary of the area of land described in paragraph (a) (which forms part of Lot 265 on Deposited Plan 220920); and\n\n(c) 300 m of the Weymul access road beginning on the outer boundary of the area of land described in paragraph (b).\n\n## Part 2 — Restricted area\n\n##### 4. Declaration of restricted area\n\nThe Weymul 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 Weymul 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 Weymul 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 Weymul 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 Weymul area; or\n\n(b) possesses liquor in the Weymul 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 19 March 2029.\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 (Weymul Restricted Area) Regulations 2024* regulation 6(1) |\n| --- |\n\n\n![]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Liquor Control (Weymul Restricted Area) Regulations 2024*. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Liquor Control (Weymul Restricted Area) Regulations 2024* | SL 2024/37 20 Mar 2024 | Pt. 1 (other than r. 3): 20 Mar 2024 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than Pt. 1 (r. 1 and 2): 21 Mar 2024 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\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\nWeymul access road 3\n\nWeymul area 3\n\n© State of Western Australia 2024.\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 2024.\n\nBy Authority: GEOFF O. LAWN, Government Printer\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"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":"These regulations do not alter the scope of the Liquor Control Act generally; they establish a place-specific, time-limited restricted area (the Weymul area), create offences and penalties confined to that area, grant police an express seizure/disposal power within it, and impose a signage duty on the Director of Liquor Licensing."},"complexity_factors":["Precise geographic definitions (Certificate of Title references, buffer distances, and specified access road)","Interaction with the Liquor Control Act (declares a restricted area under s.175(1a))","Override of standard seizure disposal constraints (authorises police to dispose despite s.155(4)–(5))","Differential penalties for ordinary persons versus licensees/managers/directors (two-tier fines)","Administrative duty to post and maintain notices at customary access routes, with non-compliance not invalidating the declaration","Time-limited operation (scheduled expiry 19 March 2029) and a consequential amendment to Liquor Control Regulations 1989"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations declare the defined *Weymul area* a liquor‑restricted area: bringing or possessing alcohol there becomes an offence, police may seize and promptly dispose of suspected containers, and penalties are set ($2,000 normally; $5,000 if a licensee, manager or corporate license‑holder is involved). \n\nThe Director of Liquor Licensing must post notices at customary entry routes. The rules run until 19 March 2029 unless repealed, changing legal risk for residents, visitors and businesses and creating signage and compliance duties."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient information to assess whether the scope changed from original intent. The regulation title suggests a straightforward restricted area declaration consistent with standard WA liquor control instruments of this type, with no indicators of scope expansion or contraction — but this cannot be confirmed without the actual text."},"complexity_factors":["Actual legislative text was unavailable — analysis is based solely on the regulation title","Liquor restricted area regulations in WA are typically short, formulaic instruments with limited complexity","The legal framework (Liquor Control Act 1988) is well-established, reducing interpretive difficulty","Geographic and subject-matter scope is narrow — confined to one specific location and one type of regulated substance","Complexity score is intentionally conservative given the absence of actual content to assess"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation—based only on its title, because the text is unavailable—appears to declare the Weymul area a restricted zone under the Liquor Control Act 1988 (WA), likely limiting possession, supply or consumption of alcohol there.  \n\nIf true, it would affect residents, visitors, transporters and local suppliers and matters because breaches can carry criminal penalties; obtain the official text from the WA Parliamentary Counsel before relying on these inferences."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It creates a single restricted area for a specific community with a defined 5-year lifespan, exactly as intended by this regulatory mechanism under the Liquor Control Act 1988."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms ('Weymul access road' and 'Weymul area')","Single-purpose legislation: creates one restricted area with straightforward prohibitions","Minimal cross-referencing: only references to the parent Liquor Control Act 1988 (sections 155 and 175) and amendment of one regulation in the Liquor Control Regulations 1989","Simple conditional logic: only distinction is between ordinary persons and licensees/directors for penalty purposes (regulation 6(2))","Short length: 10 regulations across 5 parts, approximately 3 pages of substantive content","Clear temporal limitation: fixed expiry date (19 March 2029)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations create a **liquor restricted area** around the Weymul community in Western Australia. This means it becomes illegal to bring alcohol into, or possess alcohol within, a specific geographic zone covering the Weymul community land, surrounding land within 200 metres, and a 300-metre stretch of the access road.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Residents and visitors** to the Weymul area — they cannot bring in or have alcohol in the restricted zone.\n*   **Licensees and businesses** (pubs, bottle shops, etc.) — they face much heavier penalties ($5,000) than ordinary individuals ($2,000) if they breach the rules.\n*   **Police** — they get explicit power to seize and dispose of any alcohol containers (opened or unopened) they reasonably suspect are involved in an offence.\n*   **The Director of Liquor Licensing** — must post warning notices at entry points to the area.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is a targeted **alcohol management measure** for a specific Aboriginal community. These restrictions are typically introduced to reduce alcohol-related harm, violence, and health issues in communities that have requested or need such controls. The regulations automatically expire after 5 years (March 2029) unless repealed earlier, suggesting this is a time-limited intervention subject to review.\n\n**Key features:**\n\n*   **Geographic precision:** The boundaries are mapped to specific land titles and roads, not just vague descriptions.\n*   **Tiered penalties:** Higher fines for licensed businesses than for individuals.\n*   **Police powers:** Explicit authority to seize alcohol without needing to go through the usual court processes for disposal.\n*   **Sunset clause:** The rules automatically stop in 2029 unless extended."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/liquor-control-weymul-restricted-area-regulations-2024","history":"/api/acts/liquor-control-weymul-restricted-area-regulations-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/liquor-control-weymul-restricted-area-regulations-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/liquor-control-weymul-restricted-area-regulations-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/liquor-control-weymul-restricted-area-regulations-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/liquor-control-weymul-restricted-area-regulations-2024/documents"}}