137Interpretation

137 Interpretation

137 Interpretation

(1) In this Part, a reference—

(a) to a licensee includes a reference to a former licensee and, in the case of a limited licence, includes a reference to the non-proprietary association on whose behalf the licence is held, and

(b) to a manager includes a reference to a former manager, and

(c) to a conviction for an offence under this Act or the regulations does not include a reference to a conviction for an offence prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

(2) Without limiting the grounds on which disciplinary action may be taken under this Part, the grounds for taking any such action may relate to conduct occurring before the commencement of this Part.

(3) For the purposes of this Part, a person is interested in the business, or in the conduct or profits of the business, carried on under a licence if the person—

(a) is named in the written statement referred to in section 41 that accompanied the application for the licence, or

(b) is a person referred to in section 72K who has become interested in the business, or the conduct of the business, carried out on the licensed premises concerned, or

(c) in the case of a licence held by a corporation—is an individual who occupies a position of authority in the corporation that holds the licence, or

(d) in the case where the person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) is a proprietary company—

(i) is a director of, or shareholder in, the proprietary company, or

(ii) is a director of, or shareholder in, a corporation that, within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth, is a related body corporate of the proprietary company.

s 137: Am 2025 No 73, Sch 1[37].