Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
9ARestaurant and cafe licence
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9A Restaurant and cafe licence
(1) A restaurant and cafe licence authorises the licensee—
S. 9A(1)(a)(ia) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 10(1).
(ia) between 11 p.m. on any particular day until 1 a.m. on the following day; and
S. 9A(1)(a)(ii) amended by Nos 8/2010 s. 6(1), 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.13).
for consumption on the licensed premises where the predominant activity carried out at all times on the premises is the preparation and serving of meals to be consumed on the licensed premises; and
S. 9A(1)(b) amended by Nos 8/2010 s. 6(2), 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.13), substituted by No. 49/2021 s. 10(2).
(b) subject to section 15A, to supply liquor on any other premises authorised by the Commission and specified in the licence, during ordinary trading hours and between 11 p.m. on any particular day until 1 a.m. on the following day for consumption on those premises; and
S. 9A(1)(c) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 10(2).
(c) to supply liquor on the licensed premises in sealed containers, bottles or cans for consumption off the licensed premises during ordinary trading hours; and
S. 9A(1)(d) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 10(2), amended by No. 28/2022 s. 151(a).
(2) A restaurant and cafe licence is subject to—
(a) the conditions set out in subsection (3), and
(b) the condition set out in section 16 (compliance with planning scheme); and
(c) if the licence authorises the licensee to supply liquor outside ordinary trading hours, the condition set out in section 17(1); and
(d) if the licensee is a body corporate, the condition set out in section 18 (approval of directors); and
S. 9A(2)(da) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 10(3).
(da) the condition that any liquor supplied in sealed containers, bottles or cans must be supplied together with a takeaway adult meal or delivery adult meal prepared on the premises of the licensee; and
S. 9A(2)(db) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 10(3).
(db) the condition that the supply of liquor to a person for a takeaway adult meal or delivery adult meal must not be more than 750 millilitres capacity in the case of wine or six containers of not more than 375 millilitres capacity each in the case of beer, cider or pre-mixed spirits; and
S. 9A(2)(dc) inserted by No. 49/2021 s. 10(3).
(dc) the condition that the licensee notifies the Commission before commencing the supply of liquor—
(i) on the licensed premises in sealed containers, bottles or cans for consumption off the premises; or
S. 9A(2)(dc)(ii) amended by No. 28/2022 s. 151(b).