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Liquor Act 1992
sec.247Review of licences
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### sec.247 Review of licences
The chief executive must review every licence that is in force at the proclaimed day with a view to ensuring that—
the terms and conditions to which the licence is subject are not inconsistent with the current Act; and
the licence is endorsed with all terms and conditions considered by the chief executive as appropriate to be determined and specified in the licence consequent on the enactment of this part.
If the chief executive considers that the conditions of a resort licence issued under the repealed Act, and taken to be a residential licence under section 243 , are more appropriate to a general licence or special facility licence under the current Act, the licence is taken to be the licence under the current Act to which the chief executive considers its conditions are more appropriate.
Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a term or condition varying or extending hours under section 17A of the Liquor Regulation 1955 .
For the purpose of reviewing a licence under subsection (1) , the chief executive may direct the licensee to produce the licence to the chief executive within a specified reasonable period.
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene a direction under subsection (4) .
Maximum penalty for subsection (5) —25 penalty units.
s 247 amd 1994 No. 59 s 86 ; 2001 No. 39 s 107
(sec.247-ssec.1) The chief executive must review every licence that is in force at the proclaimed day with a view to ensuring that— the terms and conditions to which the licence is subject are not inconsistent with the current Act; and the licence is endorsed with all terms and conditions considered by the chief executive as appropriate to be determined and specified in the licence consequent on the enactment of this part.
(sec.247-ssec.2) If the chief executive considers that the conditions of a resort licence issued under the repealed Act, and taken to be a residential licence under section 243 , are more appropriate to a general licence or special facility licence under the current Act, the licence is taken to be the licence under the current Act to which the chief executive considers its conditions are more appropriate.
(sec.247-ssec.3) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a term or condition varying or extending hours under section 17A of the Liquor Regulation 1955 .
(sec.247-ssec.4) For the purpose of reviewing a licence under subsection (1) , the chief executive may direct the licensee to produce the licence to the chief executive within a specified reasonable period.
(sec.247-ssec.5) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene a direction under subsection (4) . Maximum penalty for subsection (5) —25 penalty units.
- (a) the terms and conditions to which the licence is subject are not inconsistent with the current Act; and
- (b) the licence is endorsed with all terms and conditions considered by the chief executive as appropriate to be determined and specified in the licence consequent on the enactment of this part.