49Public interest and community impact

49 Public interest and community impact (1) The Commission may only issue a licence or an authority if satisfied that: (a) the applicant is a fit and proper person; and (b) issuing the licence or authority is in the public interest; and (c) the licence or authority will not have a significant adverse impact on the community. (2) To determine whether issuing a licence or an authority is in the public interest, the Commission must consider how it would advance the following objectives: (a) minimising the harm or ill-health caused to people, or a group of people, by the consumption of liquor; (b) ensuring liquor is sold, supplied, served and consumed on or in licensed premises in a responsible manner; (c) safeguarding public order and safety, particularly when large numbers of people would be attracted to licensed premises or an area adjacent to those premises; (d) protecting the safety, health and welfare of people who use (e) increasing cultural, recreational, employment or tourism benefits for the local community area; (f) promoting compliance with this Act and other relevant laws of the Territory; (g) ensuring each person involved in the business conducted at licensed premises receives training suitable to the person's role in the business; (h) preventing the giving of credit in sales of liquor to people; (i) preventing practices that encourage irresponsible drinking; (j) reducing or limiting increases in anti-social behaviour.

Liquor Act 2019 36 (3) To determine whether issuing a licence or an authority would have a significant adverse impact on the community, the Commission must consider the following: (a) the risk of undue offence, annoyance, disturbance or inconvenience to persons who reside or work in the vicinity of the proposed licensed premises or who are using, or travelling to or from, a place of public worship, a hospital or a school; (b) the geographic area that would be affected; (c) the risk of harm from the excessive or inappropriate consumption of liquor; (d) the people or community who would be affected; (e) the effect on culture, recreation, employment and tourism; (f) the effect on social amenities and public health; (g) the ratio of existing liquor licences and authorities in the community to the population of the community; (h) the effect of the volume of liquor sales on the community; (i) the community impact assessment guidelines issued under section 50; (j) any other matter prescribed by regulation. (4) The Commission may mitigate a possible adverse impact on the community by issuing a licence or an authority with conditions that limit any of the following: (a) the kinds of liquor that may be sold or served; (b) the manner in which liquor may be sold or served; (c) the number or types of containers in which liquor may be sold or served; (d) the days and times when liquor may be sold or served; (e) the number of persons who may be on or in licensed premises, a part of licensed premises or an adjacent area that is under the control of the licensee; (f) the nature of entertainment that may be provided on or in licensed premises or in an adjacent area that is under the control of the licensee;