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Liquor Regulation 2002
sec.27ADrinking water to be available
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### sec.27A Drinking water to be available
Subsection (2) applies to a licensee if—
the licensee holds one of the following licences for a licensed premises—
a commercial hotel licence;
a community club licence;
a bar licence;
a nightclub licence;
a commercial public event permit;
an artisan producer licence; or
the licensee holds a relevant approval for a licensed premises and one of the following licences for the same premises—
a subsidiary on-premises licence;
an industrial canteen licence;
a producer/wholesaler licence;
a commercial special facility licence; or
the licensee holds a commercial special facility licence and the principal activity of the business conducted under the licence is a casino under the Casino Control Act 1982 .
The licensee must ensure clean and potable drinking water is available to each patron of the licensed premises—
free of charge; and
at all times liquor is sold on the premises; and
by means other than a water tap located in a toilet facility.
Maximum penalty—40 units.
A licensee, other than a licensee to whom subsection (2) applies, must ensure clean and potable drinking water is available to each patron of the licensed premises—
free of charge or at a reasonable cost; and
at all times liquor is sold on the premises; and
by means other than a water tap located in a toilet facility.
Maximum penalty—40 units.
In this section—
relevant approval means an extended trading hours approval authorising the sale of liquor on a regular basis after 12a.m.
s 27A ins 2010 SL No. 327 s 4
amd 2014 SL No. 39 s 3 ; 2015 SL No. 54 s 4 ; 2021 SL No. 35 s 8
(sec.27A-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies to a licensee if— the licensee holds one of the following licences for a licensed premises— a commercial hotel licence; a community club licence; a bar licence; a nightclub licence; a commercial public event permit; an artisan producer licence; or the licensee holds a relevant approval for a licensed premises and one of the following licences for the same premises— a subsidiary on-premises licence; an industrial canteen licence; a producer/wholesaler licence; a commercial special facility licence; or the licensee holds a commercial special facility licence and the principal activity of the business conducted under the licence is a casino under the Casino Control Act 1982 .
(sec.27A-ssec.2) The licensee must ensure clean and potable drinking water is available to each patron of the licensed premises— free of charge; and at all times liquor is sold on the premises; and by means other than a water tap located in a toilet facility. Maximum penalty—40 units.
(sec.27A-ssec.3) A licensee, other than a licensee to whom subsection (2) applies, must ensure clean and potable drinking water is available to each patron of the licensed premises— free of charge or at a reasonable cost; and at all times liquor is sold on the premises; and by means other than a water tap located in a toilet facility. Maximum penalty—40 units.
(sec.27A-ssec.4) In this section— relevant approval means an extended trading hours approval authorising the sale of liquor on a regular basis after 12a.m.
- (a) the licensee holds one of the following licences for a licensed premises— (i) a commercial hotel licence; (ii) a community club licence; (iii) a bar licence; (iv) a nightclub licence; (v) a commercial public event permit; (vi) an artisan producer licence; or
- (i) a commercial hotel licence;
- (ii) a community club licence;
- (iii) a bar licence;
- (iv) a nightclub licence;
- (v) a commercial public event permit;
- (vi) an artisan producer licence; or
- (b) the licensee holds a relevant approval for a licensed premises and one of the following licences for the same premises— (i) a subsidiary on-premises licence; (ii) an industrial canteen licence; (iii) a producer/wholesaler licence; (iv) a commercial special facility licence; or
- (i) a subsidiary on-premises licence;
- (ii) an industrial canteen licence;
- (iii) a producer/wholesaler licence;
- (iv) a commercial special facility licence; or
- (c) the licensee holds a commercial special facility licence and the principal activity of the business conducted under the licence is a casino under the Casino Control Act 1982 .
- (i) a commercial hotel licence;
- (ii) a community club licence;
- (iii) a bar licence;
- (iv) a nightclub licence;
- (v) a commercial public event permit;
- (vi) an artisan producer licence; or
- (i) a subsidiary on-premises licence;
- (ii) an industrial canteen licence;
- (iii) a producer/wholesaler licence;
- (iv) a commercial special facility licence; or
- (a) free of charge; and
- (b) at all times liquor is sold on the premises; and
- (c) by means other than a water tap located in a toilet facility.
- (a) free of charge or at a reasonable cost; and
- (b) at all times liquor is sold on the premises; and
- (c) by means other than a water tap located in a toilet facility.