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Liquor Regulation 2018
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> > (1) In this Regulation—
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> > accredited credential service provider, for Part 7B—see clause 107CA.
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> > accredited identity service provider, for Part 7B—see clause 107CA.
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> > agreed health and medical plan has the same meaning as in the [Music Festivals Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2019-017).
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> > fee unit—see Part 4 of Schedule 1.
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> > general late trading period, in relation to premises, means—
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> > > (a) the period between midnight on any day of the week and such later time at which the premises are required to cease trading, or
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> > > (b) in the case of premises that are not required to cease trading at any time after midnight on any day of the week—the period between midnight and 7 am.
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> > high risk venue means a high risk venue within the meaning of section 116B of the Act.
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> > licence-related authorisation means any of the following—
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> > > (a) an extended trading authorisation,
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> > > (b) a drink on-premises authorisation,
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> > > (c) any other authorisation that may be granted by the Authority under Part 3 of the Act (other than a licence),
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> > > (d) a minors area authorisation,
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> > > (e) a minors functions authorisation,
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> > > (f) a minors authorisation.
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> > Liquor & Gaming NSW means that part of the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport known as Liquor & Gaming NSW.
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> > multi-function limited licence means a limited licence authorising the sale or supply of liquor as part of, or in connection with, more than one function.
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> > multi-occasion extended trading authorisation has the same meaning as in the Act, section 49B.
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> > music festival has the same meaning as in the [Music Festivals Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2019-017).
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> > music festival organiser has the same meaning as in the [Music Festivals Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2019-017).
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> > ongoing extended trading authorisation means an extended trading authorisation of the kind referred to in section 49(5)(a) or 49A(3)(a) of the Act.
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> > planning approval means—
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> > > (a) development consent under the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203), or
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> > > (b) an approval under Division 5.2 of that Act.
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> > pop-up licence—see Division 2A of Part 4.
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> > provisionally accepted provider, for Part 7B—see clause 107CA.
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> > RSA marshal means a person who is employed for the purposes of carrying out RSA supervisory duties on licensed premises.
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> > RSA supervisory duties means the following—
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> > > (a) monitoring responsible service of alcohol practices by staff members of licensed premises who are selling, supplying or serving liquor,
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> > > (b) engaging with those staff members, and with patrons on the premises, for the purposes of encouraging responsible attitudes and practices in relation to the promotion, sale, supply, service and consumption of liquor,
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> > > (c) monitoring alcohol consumption by patrons and their behaviour for signs of irresponsible, rapid or excessive consumption of alcohol and for signs of intoxication,
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> > > (d) intervening at any early stage to assist in the prevention of intoxication and anti-social behaviour (such intervention may include suggesting that patrons moderate their alcohol consumption by consuming food or non-alcoholic beverages).
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> > single function limited licence means a limited licence authorising the sale or supply of liquor as part of, or in connection with, one (but not more than one) function.
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> > special drink on-premises authorisation means a drink on-premises authorisation of the kind to which clause 37 applies.
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> > special occasion extended trading authorisation means an extended trading authorisation of the kind referred to in section 49(5)(b) or 49A(3)(b) of the Act.
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> > staff member, in relation to licensed premises, means any employee or agent of, or person purporting to act on behalf of, the licensee of the premises, and includes any person who is employed to carry on activities as a crowd controller or bouncer on or about the premises.
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> > subject premises means premises in a prescribed precinct that are subject to conditions prescribed by Part 7, Division 1.
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> > Sydney CBD Entertainment precinct means the area of that name described in Part 2 of Schedule 2.
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> > the Act means the [Liquor Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-090).
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> > tourist accommodation establishment means premises—
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> > > (a) operating under an on-premises, hotel or club licence that relates to accommodation premises, and
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> > > (b) that provide accommodation in at least 20 rooms or self-contained suites (other than accommodation on a bed or dormitory-style basis rather than in separate rooms), and
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> > > (c) that provide beverages, meals and other associated services to temporary residents and their guests,
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> > but does not include any tourist accommodation establishment bar area on the premises that permits entry or exit (including by way of a vestibule) directly to a public street.
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> > tourist accommodation establishment bar area, in relation to a tourist accommodation establishment, means any part of the establishment in which liquor is ordinarily sold or supplied for consumption in the establishment, but does not include—
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> > > (a) a dining area in the establishment, or
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> > > (b) any part of the establishment in which liquor is, otherwise than as authorised under section 17(6) of the Act, sold or supplied exclusively to residents.
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> > Trusted Digital Identity Framework or TDIF, for Part 7B—see clause 107CA.
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> > Note.
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> > The Act and the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.
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> > (1A) For the purposes of this Regulation, references to sound and noise are taken to have the same meaning.
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> > (2) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.
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> **cl 3:** Am 2019 (125), Sch 1 \[1\]; 2019 (126), Sch 1 \[1\] (disallowed, Legislative Council, 26.9.2019); 2019 (463), Sch 1 \[1\]; 2020 No 30, Sch 3.26\[1\]; 2020 No 40, Sch 4.2\[1\]; 2021 (594), Sch 2\[1\] \[2\]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.40\[1\]; 2023 No 53, Sch 3\[1\]; 2024 (177), Sch 1\[1\]; 2026 (8), Sch 1\[2\] \[3\]; 2026 (20), Sch 1\[1\]; 2026 (115), Sch 1\[1\].