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#### 53 Minors prohibited in small bars during certain hours
53 Minors prohibited in small bars during certain hours
> > (1) A licensee of a small bar who has been granted a minors authorisation must, in accordance with this clause, display a notice on the licensed premises that contains information about the times minors—
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> > > (a) are permitted on the premises in the company of a responsible adult, and
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> > > (b) are permitted on the premises without being in the company of a responsible adult, and
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> > > (c) are not permitted on the premises.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (2) A licensee of a small bar that regularly provides meals and that has not been granted a minors authorisation must, in accordance with this clause, display a notice on the licensed premises which contains information about—
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> > > (a) the times minors are permitted on the premises in the company of a responsible adult, and
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> > > (b) the times minors are not permitted on the premises.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (3) The licensee of any of the following small bars must, in accordance with this clause, display a notice on the licensed premises which informs persons at the premises that minors are not permitted on the premises during liquor trading hours—
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> > > (a) a small bar that the Authority has declared off-limits to minors,
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> > > (b) a small bar that does not regularly provide meals in accordance with the Act or does not have a minors authorisation,
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> > > (c) a small bar that does regularly provide meals in accordance with the Act but does not wish to allow minors in the company of a responsible adult on the premises.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (4) The notice must be in the form approved by the Secretary and published on a website maintained by Liquor & Gaming NSW.
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> > (5) The notice must—
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> > > (a) be clearly legible and in good condition, and
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> > > (b) be displayed in a manner and in a place that a person entering the licensed premises would reasonably be expected to be alerted to its contents.
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> **cl 53:** Am 2018 (781), Sch 1 \[6\]; 2020 No 30, Sch 3.26\[3\]. Subst 2020 No 40, Sch 4.2\[13\]. Am 2022 No 59, Sch 3.40\[2\].