116Provisions relating to making of regulations declaring restricted alcohol areas

#### 116 Provisions relating to making of regulations declaring restricted alcohol areas 116 Provisions relating to making of regulations declaring restricted alcohol areas > > (1) The following provisions apply in relation to any regulation that declares a specified area of the State to be a restricted alcohol area— > > > > > (a) the Minister may recommend that the regulation be made only if the Authority, in response to a request by a group of persons— > > > > > > > (i) who are seeking to have the area declared a restricted alcohol area, and > > > > > > > (ii) who, in the opinion of the Authority, represent the interests of the community in that area, > > > > > > has recommended that the area should be declared a restricted alcohol area, > > > > > (b) the Authority may not make such a recommendation unless it is satisfied, after consultation with— > > > > > > > (i) the Commissioner for Police, and > > > > > > > (ii) the council of each local government area in which the proposed restricted alcohol area would be located, and > > > > > > > (iii) if the proposed restricted alcohol area has a recognised Aboriginal community—the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and > > > > > > > (iv) such other persons as the Authority considers appropriate to consult (including representatives of the community that is likely to be affected by the declaration), > > > > > > that the proposed regulation is in the public interest and has the support of the majority of the community that is likely to be affected by the declaration. > > > (2) A regulation made under this Division declaring an area of the State to be a restricted alcohol area must specify a period (not exceeding 3 years) during which the declaration is to have effect. The declaration ceases to have effect at the end of that specified period. > > > (3) The regulations may prescribe other requirements that must be complied with before an area may be declared to be a restricted alcohol area.