sec.18Commissioner may make guidelines

### sec.18 Commissioner may make guidelines The commissioner may make guidelines. Without limiting subsection (1) , a guideline may give guidance about— the attitude the commissioner is likely to adopt on a particular matter; or how the commissioner administers this Act. The commissioner might make a guideline stating how the commissioner decides applications for a decrease under section 86 for category 1 licensed premises. The commissioner might make a guideline about dealing with operating authorities under this Act. A guideline may be replaced or varied by a later guideline made under this section. The commissioner must keep copies of a guideline made under this section available for inspection by persons and permit a person to obtain a copy of a guideline, or an extract from a guideline, free of charge. For subsection (4) — copies of the guideline— must be kept at the head office and any regional office of the department; and may be kept at any other place the commissioner considers appropriate; and the copies kept under paragraph (a) must be available for inspection during office hours on business days for the office or place. s 18 amd 1998 No. 14 s 266 (7) ; 2000 No. 51 s 23A ; 2002 No. 66 s 6 sub 2012 No. 25 s 38 (sec.18-ssec.1) The commissioner may make guidelines. (sec.18-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a guideline may give guidance about— the attitude the commissioner is likely to adopt on a particular matter; or how the commissioner administers this Act. The commissioner might make a guideline stating how the commissioner decides applications for a decrease under section 86 for category 1 licensed premises. The commissioner might make a guideline about dealing with operating authorities under this Act. (sec.18-ssec.3) A guideline may be replaced or varied by a later guideline made under this section. (sec.18-ssec.4) The commissioner must keep copies of a guideline made under this section available for inspection by persons and permit a person to obtain a copy of a guideline, or an extract from a guideline, free of charge. (sec.18-ssec.5) For subsection (4) — copies of the guideline— must be kept at the head office and any regional office of the department; and may be kept at any other place the commissioner considers appropriate; and the copies kept under paragraph (a) must be available for inspection during office hours on business days for the office or place. - (a) the attitude the commissioner is likely to adopt on a particular matter; or - (b) how the commissioner administers this Act. - 1 The commissioner might make a guideline stating how the commissioner decides applications for a decrease under section 86 for category 1 licensed premises. - 2 The commissioner might make a guideline about dealing with operating authorities under this Act. - (a) copies of the guideline— (i) must be kept at the head office and any regional office of the department; and (ii) may be kept at any other place the commissioner considers appropriate; and - (i) must be kept at the head office and any regional office of the department; and - (ii) may be kept at any other place the commissioner considers appropriate; and - (b) the copies kept under paragraph (a) must be available for inspection during office hours on business days for the office or place. - (i) must be kept at the head office and any regional office of the department; and - (ii) may be kept at any other place the commissioner considers appropriate; and