261Suspension if drug premises order made

261 Suspension if drug premises order made (1) The Commissioner of Police may apply to the Commission to suspend a licence or an authority if the licensed premises are drug premises as defined in section 11A of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1990.

Liquor Act 2019 142 (2) The Commission must give the licensee a written notice: (a) stating that an application has been made under subsection (1); and (b) inviting the licensee to submit a written response to the application by a specified date not earlier than 28 days after the date of the notice. (3) In considering the application, the Commission must have regard to the matters the Commission considers appropriate, including: (a) the material before the Local Court when the drug premises order was made; and (b) evidence of any steps taken by the licensee, before or after the making of the order, to ensure that dangerous drugs are not supplied on or in the licensed premises by the licensee or the licensee's employee or agent; and (c) any written submission made by the licensee under subsection (2)(b). (4) The Commission may suspend the licence if the Commission considers that: (a) suspension of the licence is necessary for the protection of the public; or (b) the circumstances of the case are of sufficient gravity to justify the suspension of the licence. (5) A suspension must not exceed more than 14 days. (6) As soon as practicable after making a decision under this section, the Commission must give a decision notice to the Commissioner of Police and the licensee. (7) The suspension of a licence under this section has effect on and from the later of: (a) the date on which the licensee receives the decision notice; or (b) the date specified by the Commission in the decision notice. (8) This section does not prevent the Commission taking any other action it is permitted to take under this Act in relation to the licensee or the licensee's licence, authority or licensed premises.

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