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Liquor Control Act 1988
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7 Jan 2002 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 4 Jan 2002 p. 3)
- *Vexatious Proceedings Restriction Act 2002* s. 13 23 of 2002 18 Sep 2002 28 Sep 2002 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 27 Sep 2002 p. 4877)
- *Acts Amendment (Equality of Status) Act 2003* Pt. 36 28 of 2003 22 May 2003 1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 30 Jun 2003 p. 2579)
- *Public Transport Authority Act 2003* s. 151 31 of 2003 26 May 2003 1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2(1) and *Gazette* 27 Jun 2003 p. 2384)
- *Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003* s. 173 35 of 2003 26 Jun 2003 30 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 30 Jan 2004 p. 397)
- *Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2003* s. 78 74 of 2003 15 Dec 2003 15 Dec 2003 (see s. 2)
- **Reprint 3: The *Liquor Licensing Act 1988* as at 23 Apr 2004** (includes amendments listed above)
- *Acts Amendment (Court of Appeal) Act 2004* s. 37 45 of 2004 9 Nov 2004 1 Feb 2005 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 14 Jan 2005 p. 163)
- *Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004* s. 141 59 of 2004 23 Nov 2004 1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)
- *Criminal Law Amendment (Simple Offences) Act 2004* s. 82 70 of 2004 8 Dec 2004 31 May 2005 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 14 Jan 2005 p. 163)
- *Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004* s. 80 and 82 84 of 2004 16 Dec 2004 2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in *Gazette* 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))
- *Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005* s. 15 38 of 2005 12 Dec 2005 9 Apr 2006 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 21 Mar 2006 p. 1078)
- **Reprint 4: The *Liquor Licensing Act 1988* as at 9 Jun 2006** (includes amendments listed above)
- *Criminal Investigation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006* Pt. 10 59 of 2006 16 Nov 2006 1 Jul 2007 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 22 Jun 2007 p. 2838)
- *Liquor and Gaming Legislation Amendment Act 2006* Pt. 2 73 of 2006 13 Dec 2006 s. 6(1)(b) and (u), 67, 68 and 107: 17 Dec 2006 (see s. 2(2) and *Gazette* 15 Dec 2006 p. 5661);
s. 3‑5, 6(1)(a), (c)‑(t), (v)‑(z), (2)‑(4), 7‑26, 28‑66, 69‑77, 79‑82, 84‑106 and 108‑111: 7 May 2007 (see s. 2(2) and *Gazette* 1 May 2007 p. 1893);
s. 78 and 83: 1 Aug 2007 (see s. 2(2) and *Gazette* 20 Jul 2007 p. 3629);
s. 27: 14 Jun 2008 (see s. 2(2) and *Gazette* 13 Jun 2008 p. 2515)
- *Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006* s. 4 77 of 2006 21 Dec 2006 1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and *Gazette* 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)
- **Reprint 5: The *Liquor Control Act 1988* as at 3 Jul 2007** (includes amendments listed above except those in the *Liquor and Gaming Legislation Amendment Act 2006* s. 27, 78 and 83)
- *Legal Profession Act 2008* s. 675 21 of 2008 27 May 2008 1 Mar 2009 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 27 Feb 2009 p. 511)
- *Food Act 2008* s. 148 43 of 2008 8 Jul 2008 24 Oct 2009 (see s. 2(1)(b) and (2) and *Gazette* 23 Oct 2009 p. 4157)
- *Acts Amendment (Bankruptcy) Act 2009* s. 51 18 of 2009 16 Sep 2009 17 Sep 2009 (see s. 2(b))
- **Reprint 6: The *Liquor Control Act 1988* as at 20 Nov 2009** (includes amendments listed above)
- *Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010* s. 4 19 of 2010 28 Jun 2010 11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)
- *Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010* Pt. 5 Div. 31 35 of 2010 30 Aug 2010 18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075‑6)
- *Public Sector Reform Act 2010* s. 89 39 of 2010 1 Oct 2010 1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563)
- *Liquor Control Amendment Act 2010* 56 of 2010 8 Dec 2010 s. 1 and 2: 8 Dec 2010; (see s. 2(a));
s. 3, Pt. 4‑6: 17 Jan 2011 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 31 Dec 2010 p. 6887);
Pt. 2: 7 Jun 2011 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 3 Jun 2011 p. 1975);
Pt. 3: 8 Oct 2011 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 7 Oct 2011 p. 4067)
- *Building Act 2011* s. 165 24 of 2011 11 Jul 2011 2 Apr 2012 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 13 Mar 2012 p. 1033)
- *Personal Property Securities (Consequential Repeals and Amendments) Act 2011* Pt. 11 Div. 1 42 of 2011 4 Oct 2011 30 Jan 2012 (see s. 2(c) and Cwlth Legislative Instrument No. F2011L02397 cl. 5 registered 21 Nov 2011)
- *Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2011* s. 17 and 27 47 of 2011 25 Oct 2011 26 Oct 2011 (see s. 2(b))
- **Reprint 7: The *Liquor Control Act 1988* as at 6 Jan 2012** (includes amendments listed above except those in the *Personal Property Securities (Consequential Repeals and Amendments) Act 2011*)
- *Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012* Pt. 4 Div. 28 8 of 2012 21 May 2012 27 Apr 2015 (see s. 2(d) and *Gazette* 17 Apr 2015 p. 1371)
- *Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012* s. 178 49 of 2012 29 Nov 2012 2 Nov 2013 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Nov 2013 p. 4891)
- *Corruption and Crime Commission Amendment (Misconduct) Act 2014* s. 39 35 of 2014 9 Dec 2014 1 Jul 2015 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 26 Jun 2015 p. 2235)
- *Associations Incorporation Act 2015* s. 222 and 232 30 of 2015 2 Nov 2015 1 Jul 2016 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 24 Jun 2016 p. 2291-2)
- *Liquor Legislation Amendment Act 2015* Pt. 2 (other than s. 26) 35 of 2015 2 Nov 2015 Pt. 2 (other than s. 26): 20 Nov 2015 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 17 Nov 2015 p. 4693)
- **Reprint 8: The *Liquor Control Act 1988* as at 4 Mar 2016** (includes amendments listed above except those in the *Associations Incorporation Act 2015*)
- *Public Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 2016* s. 101 and Pt. 3 Div. 17 19 of 2016 25 Jul 2016 24 Jan 2017 (see s. 2(1)(c) and Gazette 10 Jan 2017 p. 165)
- *Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2016* Pt. 3 Div. 20 26 of 2016 21 Sep 2016 21 Jan 2017 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 20 Jan 2017 p. 648)
- *Liquor Control Amendment Act 2018* 9 of 2018 13 Jul 2018 s. 1 and 2: 13 Jul 2018 (see s. 2(a));
s. 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13‑16, 19, 23, 24, 27‑31, 33, 34, 37, 40‑44, 47‑52, 54, 55, 57‑59, 61 and 64‑70: 18 Aug 2018 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 17 Aug 2018 p. 2893);
s. 5, 8, 10, 12, 20‑22, 25, 26, 32, 35, 38, 39, 46, 56, 60, 62(2) and 63: 3 Oct 2018 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 2 Oct 2018 p. 3779);
s. 17, 18 and 45: 2 Nov 2019 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 1 Nov 2019 p. 3857);
s. 53 and 62(1) and (3): 18 Sep 2021 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2021/162 cl. 2);
s. 36: 1 Feb 2022 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2021/198 cl. 2)
- *Heritage Act 2018* s. 185 22 of 2018 18 Sep 2018 1 Jul 2019 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 27 Jun 2019 p. 2375)
- *Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022* s. 424 9 of 2022 14 Apr 2022 1 Jul 2022 (see s. 2(c) and SL 2022/113 cl. 2)
- *Liquor Control Amendment (Protected Entertainment Precincts) Act 2022* Pt. 2 44 of 2022 1 Dec 2022 24 Dec 2022 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2022/216 cl. 2)
- *Directors’ Liability Reform Act 2023* Pt. 3 Div. 36 9 of 2023 4 Apr 2023 5 Apr 2023 (see s. 2(j))
- *Liquor Control Amendment (Banned Drinkers Register) Act 2023* Pt. 2 (other than Div. 3) 9 25 of 2023 10 Nov 2023 14 Dec 2023 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2023/191 cl. 2)
- *Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Application Act 2024* Pt. 6 Div. 1 21 of 2024 14 May 2024 15 May 2024 (see s. 2(c))
- *Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2025* s. 8 14 of 2025 25 Sep 2025 26 Sep 2025 (see s. 2(b))
- *Liquor Control Amendment Act 2025* Pt. 2 20 of 2025 12 Dec 2025 13 Dec 2025 (see s. 2(b))
Uncommenced provisions table
To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see *Acts as passed* on the WA legislation website.
| **Short title** | **Number and year** | **Assent** | **Commencement** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| *Prostitution Amendment Act 2008* s. 32 | 13 of 2008 | 14 Apr 2008 | To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b)) |
| *Liquor Legislation Amendment Act 2015* s. 26 | 35 of 2015 | 2 Nov 2015 | To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b)) |
| *Public Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 2016* Pt. 5 Div. 12 | 19 of 2016 | 25 Jul 2016 | To be proclaimed (see s. 2(1)(c)) |
| *Evidence Act 2025* s. 492(1) | 15 of 2025 | 25 Sep 2025 | To be proclaimed (see s. 2(e)) |
| *Liquor Control Amendment Act 2025* Pt. 3 | 20 of 2025 | 12 Dec 2025 | To be proclaimed (see s. 2(c)) |
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