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Liquor Regulation 2018
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#### 24 Exemption for small bar applications
24 Exemption for small bar applications
> > (1) This Division does not apply to or in respect of a small bar application if—
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> > > (a) development consent is required under the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203) to use the premises to which the application relates as a small bar or to sell liquor during the times to which the application relates, and
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> > > (b) the local police and the Secretary are, no more than 2 working days after the application for the required development consent, or any variation to that application, is made, notified by the applicant of the making of the application for development consent or of the variation to that application.
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> > (2) However, the Secretary must notify the local police of the making of a small bar application no later than 2 working days after the application is made.
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> > (2A) A notice under subclause (2) must—
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> > > (a) include a link to the NSW Government website where the application documents are located and public submissions may be made, and
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> > > (b) be in the form, and given in the way, approved by the Authority.
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> > (3) In this clause—
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> > small bar application means any of the following—
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> > > (a) an application for a small bar licence,
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> > > (b) an application for approval to remove a small bar licence to other premises,
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> > > (c) an application for an extended trading authorisation for a small bar,
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> > > (d) an application to vary an extended trading authorisation for a small bar.
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> > (4) Without limiting subclause (1), this Division does not apply to or in respect of an application for a small bar licence if—
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> > > (a) the application relates to the same premises as the premises to which a general bar licence relates, and
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> > > (b) development consent has been obtained under the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203) to sell liquor during the times to which the application relates and those times are specified in the development consent.
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> **cl 24:** Am 2024 (254), Sch 1\[6\].