Section 76 - Liquor Regulation 2018 - Suspension or revocation of recognised competency card endorsements

76Suspension or revocation of recognised competency card endorsements

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76 Suspension or revocation of recognised competency card endorsements

(1) The Authority may, on application by the Secretary or the Commissioner of Police, make one or more of the following orders the Authority considers appropriate in the circumstances—

(a) an order suspending—

(i) a recognised competency card and all its endorsements for a period not exceeding the unexpired term of the competency card or all its endorsements, or

(ii) a particular recognised competency card endorsement for a period not exceeding the unexpired term of the competency card or competency card endorsement,

(b) an order revoking a recognised competency card (and all of its endorsements), or a particular recognised competency card endorsement,

(c) an order declaring that a person is disqualified from holding a recognised competency card, or a particular recognised competency card endorsement, permanently or for the period specified in the order.

(2) The Authority may make an order under this clause in respect of a person if the Authority is satisfied the person—

(a) has contravened the person’s obligations under the Act or this regulation that, in the opinion of the Authority, relate to the responsible service of alcohol, including by permitting intoxication on licensed premises, or

(b) is not a fit and proper person to hold a competency card.

(2A) The Authority may also make an order under this clause in respect of a person if the Authority is satisfied the person has been charged with, or found guilty of, an offence—

(a) that is—

(i) a serious indictable offence involving violence committed on licensed premises or in the immediate vicinity of licensed premises, or

(ii) a prescribed sexual offence within the meaning of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986, or

(iii) an offence under the Crimes Act 1900, section 38A or 39, or

(iv) a serious indictable offence under the , Part 4, 4AA, 4AB, 4AC or 6, or