Liquor Act 2019
172Power to declare general restricted area
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172 Power to declare general restricted area (1) The Commission may, by Gazette notice, declare a specified area of land to be a general restricted area in which liquor is prohibited. (2) A declaration of a general restricted area may be made on the Commission's own initiative or on application under section 174. (3) The declaration must specify the following: (a) the boundaries of the general restricted area; (b) the prohibitions or restrictions in the general restricted area; (c) when the declaration expires; (d) any other matters the Commission considers appropriate. (4) The Commission may provide that one or more types of liquor are prohibited or not prohibited in a general restricted area. Example for subsection (4) All liquor is prohibited in the general restricted area except low-strength beer.
Liquor Act 2019 100 (5) The following are prohibited in a general restricted area: (a) the bringing of prohibited liquor into the area; (b) the possession of prohibited liquor in the area; (c) the consumption of prohibited liquor in the area; (d) the sale, supply and service of prohibited liquor in the area.