{"id":"liquor-control-yakanarra-restricted-area-regulations-2010","name":"Liquor Control (Yakanarra Restricted Area) Regulations 2010","slug":"liquor-control-yakanarra-restricted-area-regulations-2010","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178781,"registerId":"wa-liquor-control-yakanarra-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 (Yakanarra Restricted Area) Regulations 2010","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nLiquor Control Act 1988\n\nLiquor Control (Yakanarra Restricted Area) Regulations 2010\n\nWestern Australia\n\nLiquor Control (Yakanarra Restricted Area) Regulations 2010\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Term used: Yakanarra Aboriginal Community 1\n\n5. Declaration of restricted area 1\n\n6. Notice of restricted area 2\n\n7. Prohibitions as to liquor in Yakanarra 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 (Yakanarra Restricted Area) Regulations 2010\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Liquor Control (Yakanarra Restricted Area) Regulations 2010*.\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: Yakanarra Aboriginal Community\n\nIn these regulations —\n\nYakanarra Aboriginal Community means the area of the land the subject of —\n\n(a) Record of Qualified Certificate of Crown Land Title Volume LR3028 Folio 178; and\n\n(b) Record of Certificate of Crown Land Title Volume LR3157 Folio 227.\n\n[**4.** Deleted: SL 2021/41 r. 4.]\n\n##### 5. Declaration of restricted area\n\nThe Yakanarra 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 Yakanarra 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 Yakanarra 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 Yakanarra Aboriginal Community\n\n(1) A person who —\n\n(a) brings liquor into, or causes liquor to be brought into, the Yakanarra Aboriginal Community; or\n\n(b) has liquor in his or her possession in the Yakanarra 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 30 April 2034.\n\n[Regulation 9 inserted: SL 2021/41 r. 5; amended: SL 2024/13 r. 8.]\n\n![]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Liquor Control (Yakanarra 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 (Yakanarra Restricted Area) Regulations 2010* 1 | 30 Apr 2010 p. 1625-9 | r. 1 and 2: 30 Apr 2010 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 May 2010 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Liquor Control (Yakanarra Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2012* | 27 Apr 2012 p. 1767‑8 | r. 1 and 2: 27 Apr 2012 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 28 Apr 2012 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Liquor Control (Yakanarra Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2015* | 24 Mar 2015 p. 1046-7 | r. 1 and 2: 24 Mar 2015 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 25 Mar 2015 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Liquor Control (Yakanarra Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2018* | 17 Apr 2018 p. 1305 | r. 1 and 2: 17 Apr 2018 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 18 Apr 2018 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Liquor Control (Yakanarra Restricted Area) Amendment Regulations 2021* | SL 2021/41 9 Apr 2021 | r. 1 and 2: 9 Apr 2021 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 10 Apr 2021 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations 2024* Pt. 4 | SL 2024/13 21 Feb 2024 | 22 Feb 2024 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nOther notes\n\n1 These regulations expire at the close of 30 April 2034 (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\nYakanarra Aboriginal Community 3\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Amendments have adjusted the instrument since inception. Regulation 9 now fixes an expiry date (effect to close of 30 April 2034) (reg 9; SL 2021/41 r.5; SL 2024/13 r.8) and regulation 4 was deleted (SL 2021/41 r.4). Other amendment instruments updated commencement and minor provisions (see compilation table). These changes alter duration and the text but retain the core prohibition and enforcement mechanisms."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow geographic scope (single named community defined by land title records) (reg 3, reg 5)","Simple criminal prohibitions with two-tiered monetary penalties for licence-holders versus others (reg 7)","Police seizure and disposal power that operates notwithstanding certain Act provisions (interaction with Liquor Control Act s.155 referenced in reg 8)","Operational compliance duties on an administrative officer to post and maintain notices at customary access routes (reg 6)","Temporal limitation/expiry and multiple amendment events require attention to current compilation (reg 9 and compilation table)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations declare the Yakanarra Aboriginal Community a restricted area where bringing in or possessing liquor is an offence; police may seize and dispose of suspected containers (regs 5, 7, 8). The Director of Liquor Licensing must post notices at customary entry routes (reg 6); offenders face fines — up to $5,000 for licensees and $2,000 for others — so affected persons and businesses are deterred from supplying or carrying alcohol into the community."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text is unavailable. Based on the title alone, the regulation appears consistent with its stated purpose of establishing a liquor restricted area at Yakanarra. No evidence of scope change can be confirmed or denied."},"complexity_factors":["Source document is entirely unavailable — no legal text could be retrieved or analysed","Restricted area liquor regulations of this type are generally straightforward in structure, typically declaring an area restricted and specifying applicable offences and penalties by reference to the parent Act","Jurisdictional interaction between Commonwealth and State frameworks for Aboriginal community alcohol restrictions adds minor complexity","Any amendments or repeal status cannot be determined from available information"],"plain_english_summary":"Likely made under the Liquor Control Act 1988 (WA), these regulations appear to declare the Yakanarra community a restricted area for alcohol, making it an offence to bring, possess, or consume alcohol there without authorisation. That would chiefly affect Yakanarra residents, visitors, transporters and local police, and is intended to reduce alcohol‑related harm in the community.\n\nNote: the regulation text was unavailable online, so confirm the exact wording with WA Parliamentary Counsel or the legislation website."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: establishing and maintaining a restricted area for the Yakanarra Aboriginal Community. The amendments shown in the compilation table appear to be minor administrative updates (including the extension of the expiry date to 2034 in 2021 and 2024). There is no evidence of scope creep into unrelated policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only 9 regulations (with one deleted)","Only 1 defined term ('Yakanarra Aboriginal Community')","Minimal cross-referencing — only references to sections 155 and 175 of the parent Liquor Control Act 1988","Simple conditional structure — only one penalty tier (higher for licensees/managers/directors vs general public)","No nested exceptions or complex definitional chains","Straightforward temporal limitation (sunset clause in regulation 9)","Geographic scope defined by simple land title references rather than complex mapping or coordinate systems"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThese regulations create a **dry zone** (called a \"restricted area\") for the Yakanarra Aboriginal Community in Western Australia. This means it's illegal to bring alcohol into this specific area or to have alcohol there.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Residents and visitors** of Yakanarra Aboriginal Community — they cannot possess or bring in alcohol\n- **Licensees** (people with liquor licenses), **managers of licensed premises**, and **company directors** — they face much higher penalties ($5,000) than ordinary people ($2,000) if they break these rules\n- **Police** — they have special powers to seize and destroy any alcohol containers (opened or unopened) if they reasonably suspect an offence\n\n**The specific area covered:**\nThe restricted area covers two specific parcels of Crown land (government-owned land) identified by official land title records: Volume LR3028 Folio 178 and Volume LR3157 Folio 227.\n\n**Key rules:**\n- **Bringing alcohol in** = offence\n- **Having alcohol in your possession** = offence  \n- **Police can take and destroy** any alcohol containers without needing a warrant\n- **Signs must be posted** at entry points warning people about the rules\n\n**How long it lasts:**\nThese regulations automatically expire on **30 April 2034** unless repealed earlier.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is part of a broader system of **Aboriginal community liquor restrictions** in Western Australia. These laws are designed to reduce alcohol-related harm in specific Indigenous communities by creating legally enforceable dry zones. The higher penalties for licensed businesses reflect concern about commercial supply of alcohol into restricted communities."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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