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Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
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8 General licence
(1) A general licence authorises the licensee—
S. 8(1)(a)(ii) substituted by No. 59/2009 s. 7, amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.9), repealed by No. 49/2021 s. 8(1).
S. 8(1)(a)(iii) inserted by No. 59/2009 s. 7, amended by Nos 8/2010 s. 4, 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.9).
(iii) subject to section 15A, between a time (not being earlier than 5 a.m.) before the commencement of ordinary trading hours and the commencement of ordinary trading hours on a particular day, if so determined by the Commission and specified in the licence—
for consumption on and off the licensed premises; and
(b) to supply liquor on the licensed premises at any time to a resident of the licensed premises or a guest of such a resident for consumption on the licensed premises; and
S. 8(1)(ba) inserted by No. 21/2014 s. 10, substituted by No. 49/2021 s. 8(2).
(ba) to supply liquor on the licensed premises between 11 p.m. on any particular day until 1 a.m. on the following day for consumption on the licensed premises and, if so determined by the Commission and specified in the licence, for consumption off the licensed premises; and
S. 8(1)(c) amended by No. 49/2021 s. 8(3).
(c) if the licensee resides on the licensed premises, to supply liquor on that part of the licensed premises set aside for the licensee's private residence at any time to a guest of the licensee for consumption on that part of the licensed premises; and
S. 8(1)(d) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 8(4), amended by No. 28/2022 s. 150(a).
(2) A general licence is subject to—
(b) if the licence authorises the licensee to supply liquor outside ordinary trading hours (except as provided in subsection (1)(b) or (c)), the condition set out in section 17(1); and
S. 8(2)(ca) inserted by No. 21/2001 s. 4, repealed by No. 39/2002 s. 16(b), new s. 8(2)(ca) inserted by No. 71/2011 s. 7(1).
(ca) the condition that the supply of liquor only for consumption off the licensed premises must not be the whole of the licensee's ordinary business of supplying liquor; and
S. 8(2)(cb) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 8(5), amended by No. 28/2022 s. 150(b).
(cb) the condition that the licensee notifies the Commission before commencing the supply of liquor by off-premises request; and
S. 8(2)(cc) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 8(5), amended by No. 28/2022 s. 150(c).
(cc) if the licensee commences the supply of liquor by off-premises request, the conditions set out in section 18C (supply of liquor if off-premises request made); and
S. 8(2)(cd) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 8(5).
(cd) the condition that the licensee must not allow liquor to be delivered except during ordinary trading hours; and
S. 8(2)(ce) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 8(5).
(ce) the condition that the licensee comply with any Ministerial order that imposes additional requirements on licences that authorise the supply of packaged liquor; and
S. 8(2)(d) amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.10).
S. 8(3) inserted by No. 71/2011 s. 7(2).
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(ca), gratuitous supply of liquor under section 20 does not affect whether the supply of liquor only for consumption off the licensed premises is the whole of the licensee's ordinary business of supplying liquor.
S. 8(4) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 8(6).
(4) Nothing in this section affects any existing obligation that applies to the licensed premises under a planning scheme within the meaning of the **Planning and Environment Act 1987**.