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Liquor Act 1992
sec.42ACommissioner may make guidelines
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### sec.42A Commissioner may make guidelines
The commissioner may make guidelines to inform persons about—
the attitude the commissioner is likely to adopt on a particular matter; or
how the commissioner administers this Act; or
matters that may help persons comply with their responsibilities, or lawfully and appropriately exercise powers, under this Act.
The commissioner might make a guideline stating the matters that must be dealt with in a risk-assessed management plan.
The commissioner might make a guideline stating the matters that must be dealt with in a community impact statement required under section 116 .
The commissioner might make a guideline to help licensees and others determine if a person is unduly intoxicated.
The commissioner may make guidelines under sections 101AA , 142ZZ , 142ZZA or 142ZZD .
A guideline may be replaced or amended by a later guideline made under this section.
The commissioner must keep copies of the guidelines available for inspection, free of charge, by members of the public at—
the department’s head office and regional offices; and
other places the commissioner considers appropriate.
Also, the commissioner must, if asked by a person, give the person a copy of a guideline, or an extract from a guideline, free of charge.
s 42A ins 2008 No. 48 s 12
amd 2008 No. 48 s 59 (1) sch 1 ; 2012 No. 25 ss 119 , 144 ; 2013 No. 25 s 129 ; 2014 No. 42 s 33 ; 2021 No. 4 s 6
(sec.42A-ssec.1) The commissioner may make guidelines to inform persons about— the attitude the commissioner is likely to adopt on a particular matter; or how the commissioner administers this Act; or matters that may help persons comply with their responsibilities, or lawfully and appropriately exercise powers, under this Act. The commissioner might make a guideline stating the matters that must be dealt with in a risk-assessed management plan. The commissioner might make a guideline stating the matters that must be dealt with in a community impact statement required under section 116 . The commissioner might make a guideline to help licensees and others determine if a person is unduly intoxicated. The commissioner may make guidelines under sections 101AA , 142ZZ , 142ZZA or 142ZZD .
(sec.42A-ssec.2) A guideline may be replaced or amended by a later guideline made under this section.
(sec.42A-ssec.3) The commissioner must keep copies of the guidelines available for inspection, free of charge, by members of the public at— the department’s head office and regional offices; and other places the commissioner considers appropriate.
(sec.42A-ssec.4) Also, the commissioner must, if asked by a person, give the person a copy of a guideline, or an extract from a guideline, free of charge.
- (a) the attitude the commissioner is likely to adopt on a particular matter; or
- (b) how the commissioner administers this Act; or
- (c) matters that may help persons comply with their responsibilities, or lawfully and appropriately exercise powers, under this Act.
- 1 The commissioner might make a guideline stating the matters that must be dealt with in a risk-assessed management plan.
- 2 The commissioner might make a guideline stating the matters that must be dealt with in a community impact statement required under section 116 .
- 3 The commissioner might make a guideline to help licensees and others determine if a person is unduly intoxicated.
- 4 The commissioner may make guidelines under sections 101AA , 142ZZ , 142ZZA or 142ZZD .
- (a) the department’s head office and regional offices; and
- (b) other places the commissioner considers appropriate.