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LIQUOR ACT 2007 - SECT 95
Name of licensed premises
(1) A licensee must cause to appear and be maintained on the front of the
licensed premises, in accordance with the regulations, a sign that specifies--
(a) a name for the licensed premises (not being a name that is a prohibited
name for the licensed premises under this section), and
(b) the type of
licence for the premises, and
(c) any other particulars prescribed by the
regulations.
: Maximum penalty--5 penalty units.
(2) A licensee must not
alter the name referred to in subsection (1)(a) unless the Authority has, on
payment of such fee as may be prescribed by the regulations-- (a) approved in
writing of the proposed new name, and
(b) endorsed the change of name on the
licence.
: Maximum penalty--5 penalty units.
(3) The Authority may not
approve an alteration of the name of licensed premises if the name as proposed
to be altered is a prohibited name for the licensed premises under this
section.
(4) A licensee must not cause or permit the use on any sign
displayed on the exterior of the licensed premises or in any advertising with
respect to the licensed premises of a name that is a prohibited name for the
licensed premises under this section. : Maximum penalty--5 penalty units.
(5)
A name is a prohibited name for licensed premises under this section if-- (a)
it is a name or a name of a kind, or contains words or words of a kind,
prescribed by the regulations as prohibited, either in relation to all
licensed premises or in relation to the particular class of licensed premises
of which the licensed premises form part, or
(b) it is a name that the
Authority has notified the licensee in writing is prohibited as being
objectionable, inappropriate or misleading.
(6) A regulation for the purposes
of subsection (5) may be made so as to apply to licensed premises generally or
so as to apply only to a specified class or specified classes of
licensed premises.
(7) A name may not be prohibited in respect of
licensed premises by notification under this section if the regulations
provide that the name is permitted for use in relation to the
licensed premises concerned or in relation to the particular class of
licensed premises concerned.
(8) It is a defence to a prosecution for an
offence under this section if it is proved that-- (a) the licensee had taken
all reasonable precautions to avoid commission of the alleged offence, and
(b) at the time of the alleged offence, the licensee did not know, and could
not reasonably be expected to have known, that the alleged offence had been
committed.
(9) This section does not apply in relation to a limited licence
or an on-premises licence that relates to a catering service.
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