25CVariation of conditions of licence by Commissioner

25C Variation of conditions of licence by Commissioner

[Section 25C Inserted by No. 51 of 2015, s. 26, Applied:01 Sep 2016]

(1)  Subject to subsection (2), the Commissioner may, by written notice served on the licensee, vary the conditions of a liquor licence on the Commissioner's own motion by doing one or more of the following:

(a) omitting a condition;

(b) amending or substituting a condition;

(c) adding a condition.

(2)  The Commissioner must not add a new condition under subsection (1)(c) to a general licence, an on-licence, an off-licence or a club licence, if that licence was granted before the commencement of section 24 of the Liquor Licensing Amendment Act 2015.

(3)  If the Commissioner varies a condition under subsection (1) , the Commissioner is to notify the licensee of –

(a) the variation; and

(b) the reason for the variation; and

(c) the date on which the variation takes effect; and

(d) the licensee's right to appeal to the Commission against the variation.

(4)  The Commissioner is to give the licensee at least 14 days' notice of the variation unless satisfied that, because of special circumstances, the variation should be effected more urgently.