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Liquor Act 2007
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#### 72C Contents of cumulative impact assessment
72C Contents of cumulative impact assessment
> > (1) A cumulative impact assessment must include the following—
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> > > (a) the reasons the Authority considers that granting any further relevant licences or related authorisations for premises in the area is likely to be inconsistent with the Authority’s duty under section 72I(3) to ensure that the overall social impact of the granting of a licence or authorisation will not be detrimental to the well-being of the local or broader community,
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> > > (b) details of the evidence on which the Authority has formed that opinion,
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> > > (c) a map showing the area the subject of the assessment,
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> > > (d) any other information prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (2) A cumulative impact assessment may relate to—
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> > > (a) all relevant licences and related authorisations for premises in an area, or
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> > > (b) only relevant licences or related authorisations, or classes of relevant licences or related authorisations, specified in the assessment, or
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> > > (c) only classes of premises specified in the assessment.
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> > (3) A cumulative impact assessment may also include guidance about other types of approvals in relation to an existing relevant licence that it considers are likely to have an overall social impact in the area to which the assessment applies that is detrimental to the well-being of the local or broader community, including—
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> > > (a) approval of changes to the specified boundaries of the licensed premises, within the meaning of section 90B, if the change in boundaries would increase the floor space of the licensed premises, or
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> > > (b) approval of a variation to the conditions of the licence if the variation would extend the trading hours of the licensed premises.
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> **s 72C:** Ins 2020 No 40, Sch 2.1\[4\]. Am 2023 No 53, Sch 2\[27\]; 2025 No 73, Sch 1\[3\]; 2025 No 73, Sch 1\[26\].