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Liquor Licensing Act 1990
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### 99 Grounds for disciplinary action
> [*\[Section 99 Repealed by No. 75 of 1999, s. 11, Applied:24 Nov 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-11-24/act-1999-075#GS11@EN) Each of the following is a ground for disciplinary action in relation to a liquor licence or liquor permit:
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> > > (a) the licensee or permit holder has contravened a provision of this Act;
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> > > (b) the licensee or permit holder has contravened a condition to which the licence or permit is subject;
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> > > (c) the licensee or permit holder is no longer qualified to hold a liquor licence or liquor permit;
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> > > (d) failure to comply with a written notice under [section 40](#GS40@EN) ;
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> > > (e) the licensee or permit holder has been convicted of an offence, either in Tasmania or elsewhere, and the Commissioner is satisfied that it is not in the public interest that the licensee or permit holder continues to hold a liquor licence or liquor permit;
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> > > (f) the licensee or permit holder is serving a term of imprisonment;
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> > > (g) the licensee or permit holder has failed to discharge financial obligations or debts owing to the Crown under this Act;
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> > > (h) the licence or permit was obtained by means of a false or misleading statement or by a failure to disclose relevant information;
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> > > (i) the sale of liquor on the licensed premises or permit premises –
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> > > > > (i) is causing undue annoyance or disturbance to –
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> > > > > > > (A) people living or working in the neighbourhood of the premises; or
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> > > > > > > (B) customers or clients of any business in the neighbourhood of the premises; or
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> > > > > > > (C) people conducting or attending religious services or attending a school in the neighbourhood of the premises; or
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> > > > > > > (D) people lawfully on the premises; or
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> > > > > (ii) is causing the occurrence of disorderly conduct –
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> > > > > > > (A) in the premises; or
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> > > > > > > (B) in the neighbourhood of the premises;
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> > > (j) an associate of the licensee or permit holder who is a natural person with any influence over the management of the business carried on under the licence or permit is not, or is no longer, a fit and proper person to be an associate of a licensee or permit holder;
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> > > (k) the licensee or permit holder can no longer exercise effective control over the sale or consumption of liquor on all or any part of the licensed premises or permit premises;
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> > > (l) the licensee or permit holder is no longer using or intending to use the licensed premises or permit premises for all or any of the activities authorized by the licence or permit;
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> > > (m) in the case of a club licence –
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> > > > > (i) the rules or constitution of the club have been changed without the Commissioner's approval; or
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> > > > > (ii) the rules or constitution of the club are not being observed; or
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> > > > > (iii) the club has failed to comply with, or has contravened, any applicable regulations or conditions specified in the licence; or
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> > > > > (iv) the principal activity of the club is the sale or consumption of liquor –
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> > > and, as a result, in the Commissioner's opinion it is inappropriate that liquor should continue to be sold on the club's premises;
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> > > (n) the area of the licensed premises or permit premises has been altered without the Commissioner's approval.