Wine Industry Act 1994
sec.47Business names and related matters
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sec.47 Business names and related matters
A licensee must notify the chief executive of a change in the licensee’s business name and must give the chief executive evidence of the registration of the change under the Business Names Registration Act 2011 (Cwlth) . Maximum penalty—25 penalty units. The holder of a wine merchant licence must not use the following terms to describe the licensed premises or the business the licensee conducts under the licence, including, for example, on any signs, advertising or promotional material— vineyard; winery; cellar door; another term prescribed under a regulation. Maximum penalty—25 penalty units. Subsection (2) is intended to operate concurrently with the Business Names Registration Act 2011 (Cwlth) . See section 12 of that Act. However, subsection (2) (c) does not apply to the holder of a wine merchant licence who operates a sales outlet on the holder’s licensed premises. s 47 amd 2001 No. 40 s 21 ; 2008 No. 19 s 21 ; 2011 No. 34 s 31 sch 1 (sec.47-ssec.1) A licensee must notify the chief executive of a change in the licensee’s business name and must give the chief executive evidence of the registration of the change under the Business Names Registration Act 2011 (Cwlth) . Maximum penalty—25 penalty units. (sec.47-ssec.2) The holder of a wine merchant licence must not use the following terms to describe the licensed premises or the business the licensee conducts under the licence, including, for example, on any signs, advertising or promotional material— vineyard; winery; cellar door; another term prescribed under a regulation. Maximum penalty—25 penalty units. Subsection (2) is intended to operate concurrently with the Business Names Registration Act 2011 (Cwlth) . See section 12 of that Act. (sec.47-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) (c) does not apply to the holder of a wine merchant licence who operates a sales outlet on the holder’s licensed premises.
- (a) vineyard;
- (b) winery;
- (c) cellar door;
- (d) another term prescribed under a regulation.