Liquor Act 2007
139Grounds for making complaint
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139 Grounds for making complaint
139 Grounds for making complaint
(1) A complaint in relation to a licensee, manager or close associate of a licensee may be made to the Authority by any of the following persons (referred to in this Part as the complainant)—
(a) the Secretary,
(b) the Commissioner of Police,
(c) a person authorised by the regulations to make a complaint under this Part.
(2) A complaint must be in writing and specify the grounds on which it is made.
(3) The grounds on which a complaint in relation to a licensee, manager or close associate may be made are as follows—
(a) that the licensee or manager has, while holding a licence or managing licensed premises, been convicted of an offence under this Act or the regulations (or under the former Act) or of an offence prescribed by the regulations,
(b) that the licensee or manager has failed to comply with any of the conditions to which the licence is subject,
(c) that the licensee has failed to comply with any of the conditions to which any authorisation or approval held by the licensee under this Act is subject,
(c1) that the licensee has failed to comply with an enforceable undertaking under section 144ZJ,
(d) that the licensee or manager has failed to comply with any other requirement under this Act or the regulations (or under the former Act), relating to the licence or the licensed premises,
(e) that the licensee or manager has failed to comply with a direction or other requirement of the Authority, the Secretary or the Commissioner of Police under this Act (or of the Secretary or the Commissioner under the former Act),
(f) that the licensee or manager has engaged in conduct or activities that are likely to encourage misuse or abuse of liquor (such as binge drinking or excessive consumption),
(g) that intoxicated persons have frequently been on the licensed premises or have frequently been seen to leave those premises,
(h) that acts involving violence against persons or damage to property have frequently been committed on or near the licensed premises by persons who have been on the licensed premises,