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Liquor Act 1992
sec.173EHAARe-entry pass system for regulated premises
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### sec.173EHAA Re-entry pass system for regulated premises
A staff member of regulated premises does not need to comply with section 173EH (1) or (2) for a person who is re-entering the premises as a patron during a trading period for the premises in the premises’ regulated hours if—
the licensee has a re-entry pass system for the regulated premises that complies with the requirements for a re-entry pass system for regulated premises under subsection (2) ; and
a staff member of the premises complied with section 173EH (1) or (2) for the person when the person first entered the premises as a patron during the same trading period for the premises in the premises’ regulated hours; and
a staff member of the premises applied or issued to the person a re-entry pass for the trading period that complies with the requirements for a re-entry pass for the re-entry pass system under subsection (3) ; and
the person has on the person, or in the person’s possession, the re-entry pass when the person re-enters the premises.
A re-entry pass system for regulated premises must—
be in writing; and
be available for inspection by an investigator at the regulated premises; and
include details of the types of re-entry passes for the system to be applied or issued to persons for the purpose of re-entering the regulated premises during trading periods for the premises in the premises’ regulated hours.
A re-entry pass for a re-entry pass system for regulated premises is an identifying mark applied, an object issued or a type of electronic identification applied or issued under the system to a person that is—
unique to the regulated premises and to each trading period for the regulated premises; and
able to be identified as a re-entry pass for the purpose of the person re-entering the premises as a patron during the same trading period as the trading period in which the person first entered the premises as a patron in the premises’ regulated hours; and
not able to be falsified, copied or transferred from the person to another person.
a stamp, a wristband
In this section—
trading period , for regulated premises, means a continuous period, including a period starting on a day and ending on the following day, during which the premises are open for business.
s 173EHAA ins 2019 No. 37 s 6D
amd 2021 No. 7 s 33
(sec.173EHAA-ssec.1) A staff member of regulated premises does not need to comply with section 173EH (1) or (2) for a person who is re-entering the premises as a patron during a trading period for the premises in the premises’ regulated hours if— the licensee has a re-entry pass system for the regulated premises that complies with the requirements for a re-entry pass system for regulated premises under subsection (2) ; and a staff member of the premises complied with section 173EH (1) or (2) for the person when the person first entered the premises as a patron during the same trading period for the premises in the premises’ regulated hours; and a staff member of the premises applied or issued to the person a re-entry pass for the trading period that complies with the requirements for a re-entry pass for the re-entry pass system under subsection (3) ; and the person has on the person, or in the person’s possession, the re-entry pass when the person re-enters the premises.
(sec.173EHAA-ssec.2) A re-entry pass system for regulated premises must— be in writing; and be available for inspection by an investigator at the regulated premises; and include details of the types of re-entry passes for the system to be applied or issued to persons for the purpose of re-entering the regulated premises during trading periods for the premises in the premises’ regulated hours.
(sec.173EHAA-ssec.3) A re-entry pass for a re-entry pass system for regulated premises is an identifying mark applied, an object issued or a type of electronic identification applied or issued under the system to a person that is— unique to the regulated premises and to each trading period for the regulated premises; and able to be identified as a re-entry pass for the purpose of the person re-entering the premises as a patron during the same trading period as the trading period in which the person first entered the premises as a patron in the premises’ regulated hours; and not able to be falsified, copied or transferred from the person to another person. a stamp, a wristband
(sec.173EHAA-ssec.4) In this section— trading period , for regulated premises, means a continuous period, including a period starting on a day and ending on the following day, during which the premises are open for business.
- (a) the licensee has a re-entry pass system for the regulated premises that complies with the requirements for a re-entry pass system for regulated premises under subsection (2) ; and
- (b) a staff member of the premises complied with section 173EH (1) or (2) for the person when the person first entered the premises as a patron during the same trading period for the premises in the premises’ regulated hours; and
- (c) a staff member of the premises applied or issued to the person a re-entry pass for the trading period that complies with the requirements for a re-entry pass for the re-entry pass system under subsection (3) ; and
- (d) the person has on the person, or in the person’s possession, the re-entry pass when the person re-enters the premises.
- (a) be in writing; and
- (b) be available for inspection by an investigator at the regulated premises; and
- (c) include details of the types of re-entry passes for the system to be applied or issued to persons for the purpose of re-entering the regulated premises during trading periods for the premises in the premises’ regulated hours.
- (a) unique to the regulated premises and to each trading period for the regulated premises; and
- (b) able to be identified as a re-entry pass for the purpose of the person re-entering the premises as a patron during the same trading period as the trading period in which the person first entered the premises as a patron in the premises’ regulated hours; and
- (c) not able to be falsified, copied or transferred from the person to another person. Examples of a re-entry pass— a stamp, a wristband