{"id":"tas:sr-2018-022","name":"Liquor Licensing (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2018","slug":"liquor-licensing-infringement-notices-regulations-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"22 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184820,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2018-022-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> These regulations may be cited as the [Liquor Licensing (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2018](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2018-022) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on 25 June 2018.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In these regulations –\n> \n> > ***Act*** means the [Liquor Licensing Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-044) .","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offences under Act","content":"### 4 Offences under Act\n\n> For the purposes of [section 223](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-044#GS223@EN) of the Act –\n> \n> > > (a) an offence under a section of the Act specified in column 2 of the table in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) is a prescribed offence; and\n> > \n> > > (b) the penalty specified in column 3 of that table in respect of that offence is the prescribed penalty for that offence.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offences under Liquor Licensing Regulations 2016","content":"### 5 Offences under Liquor Licensing Regulations 2016\n\n> For the purposes of [section 223](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-044#GS223@EN) of the Act –\n> \n> > > (a) an offence under a provision of the [Liquor Licensing Regulations 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2018-022) specified in column 2 of the table in [Schedule 2](#JS2@EN) is a prescribed offence; and\n> > \n> > > (b) the penalty specified in column 3 of that table in respect of that offence is the prescribed penalty for that offence.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Offences under  L","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Offences under  Liquor Licensing Act 1990","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Offences under  L SCHEDULE 1 - Offences under  Liquor Licensing Act 1990\n\n[Regulation 4](#GS4@EN)\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |\n| Item | Section of Act | Penalty |\n|  |  | (penalty units) |\n| 1. | 5 | 5 |\n| 2. | 25B(2) | 2 |\n| 3. | 34A(2) | 2 |\n| 4. | 38A(4) | 5 |\n| 5. | 38A(5) | 15 |\n| 6. | 46 | 5 |\n| 7. | 46A(1) | 2 |\n| 8. | 46A(1A) | 2 |\n| 9. | 46B | 5 |\n| 10. | 46C | 5 |\n| 11. | 46D(1) | 2 |\n| 12. | 46D(2) | 2 |\n| 13. | 46D(3) | 2 |\n| 14. | 46D(4) | 2 |\n| 15. | 46D(7) | 2 |\n| 16. | 47(1) | 2 |\n| 17. | 48 | 2 |\n| 18. | 53 | 2 |\n| 19. | 54 | 2 |\n| 20. | 54A | 2 |\n| 21. | 55 | 2 |\n| 22. | 55A | 2 |\n| 23. | 56 | 2 |\n| 24. | 60 | 2 |\n| 25. | 61 | 2 |\n| 26. | 62 | 2 |\n| 27. | 63 | 2 |\n| 28. | 64 | 2 |\n| 29. | 65(1) | 2 |\n| 30. | 66(1) | 2 |\n| 31. | 67 | 2 |\n| 32. | 68(2) | 2 |\n| 33. | 69 | 5 |\n| 34. | 69A(1) | 2 |\n| 35. | 69A(2) | 5 |\n| 36. | 70(1) | 5 |\n| 37. | 70(2) | 15 |\n| 38. | 71 | 1 |\n| 39. | 74 | 1 |\n| 40. | 75(1) | 5 |\n| 41. | 78(1) | 5 |\n| 42. | 78(2) | 15 |\n| 43. | 79 | 5 |\n| 44. | 79A | 15 |\n| 45. | 79B(2) | 2 |\n| 46. | 79C | 1 |\n| 47. | 79D | 2 |\n| 48. | 80(1) | 1 |\n| 49. | 80(2) | 1 |\n| 50. | 80(2A) | 1 |\n| 51. | 80A(1) | 1 |\n| 52. | 80A(1A) | 1 |\n| 53. | 81(7) | 1 |\n| 54. | 81(8) | 1 |\n| 55. | 82 | 15 |\n| 56. | 83 | 1 |\n| 57. | 92A(3) | 1 |\n| 58. | 217(1) | 1 |\n| 59. | 217(2) | 1 |\n| 60. | 222A(1) | 1 |\n| 61. | 222A(2) | 1 |\n| 62. | 222B(3) | 1 |\n| 63. | 222B(4) | 1 |","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Offences under  L","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Offences under  Liquor Licensing Regulations 2016","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Offences under  L SCHEDULE 2 - Offences under  Liquor Licensing Regulations 2016\n\n[Regulation 5](#GS5@EN)\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |\n| Item | Regulation | Penalty |\n|  |  | (penalty units) |\n| 1. | 10(2) | 5 |\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 25 June 2018","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"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"},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, the regulations appear to have remained consistent with their original intent since commencement in June 2018. No amendments visible in the provided text suggest a significant shift in scope, though the Table of Amendments was not fully reproduced for detailed review."},"complexity_factors":["Regulations are subordinate legislation (made under a parent Act), adding a layer of legal hierarchy to understand","The specific offences and penalty amounts — which are the most practically important details — were not available in the provided text, limiting full analysis","Infringement notice schemes involve procedural steps (issuing, paying, or contesting notices) that may not be immediately obvious to laypeople","Relatively narrow and focused subject matter keeps overall complexity low"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations allow enforcement officers in Tasmania to issue on-the-spot infringement notices (instant fines) for certain breaches of liquor licensing laws, so specified offences can be resolved without court.  \n\nLicence holders and staff at pubs, clubs, restaurants and bottle shops are directly affected — the scheme speeds up enforcement and reduces court burden, but can impose immediate financial penalties on small businesses."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations do not create new offences or alter the substantive offences in the Act or Regulations. They only designate which existing offences are subject to the Act’s infringement-notice regime and set the corresponding prescribed penalty units (regs 4–5; Schedules 1–2)."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is narrowly focused: it only designates which offences are prescribed for infringement notices and fixes penalty-unit amounts (regs 4–5; Schedules 1–2).","Large number of specific cross-references to sections and sub‑sections of the Act (Schedule 1) increases administrative detail and upkeep.","Varied penalty-unit amounts across items require correct matching of offence to penalty when issuing notices.","Legal effect depends on the operation and definitions in the Liquor Licensing Act 1990 (not restated here), so users must cross-reference s223 and the Act.","No new procedural rules on how infringement notices are issued or appealed are included, leaving discretion and process to the Act and existing enforcement practice."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations list specific offences in the Liquor Licensing Act 1990 and the Liquor Licensing Regulations 2016 as \"prescribed offences\" for the Act’s infringement-notice procedure (section 223) and set the prescribed penalty in penalty units for each listed offence (regs 4–5; Schedules 1–2). Mechanically, that makes a fixed monetary payment available as an alternative to prosecution for those offences, so affected persons (licensed businesses, staff or members of the public who breach the listed provisions) face a direct payment obligation and associated compliance costs."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the narrow function suggested by its title: prescribing offences and penalties for infringement notices under the liquor licensing framework. There is no scope creep — it does not expand into general licensing administration, evidentiary rules, or enforcement procedures beyond the specific task of setting penalty amounts for specific offences."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 operative provisions (regulations 1-5), with regulations 4 and 5 being near-identical in structure","Single defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Two simple schedules consisting of straightforward lookup tables mapping offence provisions to penalty amounts","No cross-references beyond pointing to the parent Act and subsidiary regulations","Mechanical, tabular structure — essentially a legislative price list for fines"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations create a system of **on-the-spot fines** (called \"infringement notices\") for people and businesses who break Tasmania's liquor laws. Instead of going to court for minor offences, offenders can pay a fixed penalty to settle the matter quickly.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Licensed venues** (pubs, clubs, bars, bottle shops) and their staff\n- **License holders** and **permit holders** under the Liquor Licensing Act 1990\n- **Police and inspectors** who issue the fines\n- Anyone else covered by Tasmania's liquor licensing rules\n\n**How it works:**\n\nThe regulations list exactly which offences can be dealt with by infringement notice and how much the fine costs. The penalties are measured in \"**penalty units**\" (a standard dollar amount set by law — the actual dollar value changes over time).\n\n**Key features:**\n\n- **Schedule 1** lists 63 offences under the main Liquor Licensing Act 1990, with fines ranging from 1 to 15 penalty units. Common offences include:\n  - Selling alcohol without a licence (5 penalty units)\n  - Allowing drunk or disorderly people on licensed premises (2 penalty units)\n  - Breaking licence conditions like trading hours (mostly 2 penalty units)\n  - More serious breaches like selling to minors or allowing violence (up to 15 penalty units)\n\n- **Schedule 2** covers offences under the Liquor Licensing Regulations 2016 — currently just one offence about failing to display a licence (5 penalty units)\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis gives regulators a **fast, cheap enforcement tool** instead of dragging every minor breach through the courts. For businesses, it means quicker resolution of compliance issues, though they can still choose to contest the matter in court if they disagree with the fine."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/liquor-licensing-infringement-notices-regulations-2018","history":"/api/acts/liquor-licensing-infringement-notices-regulations-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/liquor-licensing-infringement-notices-regulations-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/liquor-licensing-infringement-notices-regulations-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/liquor-licensing-infringement-notices-regulations-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/liquor-licensing-infringement-notices-regulations-2018/documents"}}