49Extended trading authorisation—general provisions

49 Extended trading authorisation—general provisions

49 Extended trading authorisation—general provisions

(1) Application of section This section applies in relation to the following types of licences (referred to in this section as a relevant licence)—

(a) a hotel licence,

(b) a club licence,

(c) an on-premises licence (other than an on-premises licence that relates to a vessel),

(d) a packaged liquor licence,

(e) a producer/wholesaler licence.

(2) Extended trading authorisation for consumption on premises The Authority may authorise a licensee to sell or supply liquor for consumption on licensed premises during a specified period between midnight and 5am on any day if—

(a) the licence authorises the sale or supply of liquor for consumption on the licensed premises, and

(b) the licence is not a packaged liquor licence, and

(c) the licensee applies to the Authority for the authorisation.

(2A) Without limiting subsection (2), the Authority may, in the case of an on-premises licence, authorise the licensee, on application by the licensee, to sell or supply liquor for consumption on the licensed premises during any of the following periods—

(a) a specified period between 5 am and noon on a restricted trading day,

(b) a specified period between 10 pm and midnight on a restricted trading day.

Note.

The sale of liquor at these times is subject to the requirement that a meal is also served—see section 25(3).

(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the Authority may, for an extended trading authorisation for a hotel licence, grant the authorisation if—

(a) live music performances or other arts and cultural events are offered as part of the regular business of the licensed premises, and

(b) the licensee provides evidence that relevant events, within the meaning of Part 7A, Division 2, are held at the licensed premises on average—

(i) for licensed premises in the metropolitan area—at least 10 times in each month, or