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LIQUOR CONTROL ACT 1988 - NOTES

Notes

1 This is a compilation of the Liquor Control Act 1988 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table 1a. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Liquor Licensing Act 1988 8

54 of 1988

9 Dec 1988

s. 1 and 2: 9 Dec 1988;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 1 Feb 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jan 1989 p. 263)

Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 s. 11

6 of 1993

27 Aug 1993

1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2(1))

Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 3(2)

32 of 1994

29 Jun 1994

1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1994 s. 4

73 of 1994

9 Dec 1994

9 Dec 1994 (see s. 2)

Acts Amendment (Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices) Act 1994 s. 22

92 of 1994

23 Dec 1994

1 Jan 1995 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 30 Dec 1994 p. 7211)

Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 s. 66

78 of 1995

16 Jan 1996

4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632)

Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4

14 of 1996

28 Jun 1996

1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)

Financial Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 64

49 of 1996

25 Oct 1996

25 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1))

Acts Amendment (Franchise Fees) Act 1997 Pt. 4

56 of 1997

12 Dec 1997

31 Jan 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jan 1998 p. 577)

Liquor Licensing Amendment Act 1998

12 of 1998

12 May 1998

s. 1 and 2: 12 May 1998;
Act other than s. 1 and 2:
23 May 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 May 1998 p. 2921)

Reprint of the Liquor Licensing Act 1988 as at 12 Jun 1998 (includes amendments listed above) (Correction in Gazette 31 Jul 1998 p. 3942)

Liquor Licensing Amendment (Petrol Stations and Lodgers’ Registers) Act 2000

23 of 2000

30 Jun 2000

s. 1 and 2: 30 Jun 2000;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 30 Sep 2000 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Sep 2000 p. 5533)

Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000 Pt. 3 9

27 of 2000

6 Jul 2000

6 Jul 2000 (see s. 2(1))

Reprint of the Liquor Licensing Act 1988 as at 23 Feb 2001 (includes amendments listed above)

Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 s. 220

10 of 2001

28 Jun 2001

15 Jul 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Jun 2001 p. 3257 and Cwlth. Gazette 13 Jul 2001 No. S285)

Liquor Licensing Amendment Act 2001 10

26 of 2001

5 Dec 2001

s. 1 and 2: 5 Dec 2001;
Act other than s. 1 and 2:
7 Jan 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 Jan 2002 p. 3)

Vexatious Proceedings Restriction Act 2002 s. 13

23 of 2002

18 Sep 2002

28 Sep 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Sep 2002 p. 4877)

Acts Amendment (Equality of Status) Act 2003 Pt. 36

28 of 2003

22 May 2003

1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 2003 p. 2579)

Public Transport Authority Act 2003 s. 151

31 of 2003

26 May 2003

1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 27 Jun 2003 p. 2384)

Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 173

35 of 2003

26 Jun 2003

30 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jan 2004 p. 397)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2003 s. 78

74 of 2003

15 Dec 2003

15 Dec 2003 (see s. 2)

Reprint 3: The Liquor Licensing Act 1988 as at 23 Apr 2004 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Court of Appeal) Act 2004 s. 37

45 of 2004

9 Nov 2004

1 Feb 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 2005 p. 163)

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141

59 of 2004

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

Criminal Law Amendment (Simple Offences) Act 2004 s. 82

70 of 2004

8 Dec 2004

31 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 2005 p. 163)

Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 80 and 82

84 of 2004

16 Dec 2004

2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))

Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 s. 15

38 of 2005

12 Dec 2005

9 Apr 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Mar 2006 p. 1078)

Reprint 4: The Liquor Licensing Act 1988 as at 9 Jun 2006 (includes amendments listed above)

Criminal Investigation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 Pt. 10

59 of 2006

16 Nov 2006

1 Jul 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jun 2007 p. 2838)

Liquor and Gaming Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Pt. 2

73 of 2006

13 Dec 2006

s. 6(1)(b) and (u), 67, 68 and 107: 17 Dec 2006 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 15 Dec 2006 p. 5661);
s. 3-5, 6(1)(a), (c)-(t), (v)-(z), (2)-(4), 7-26, 28-66, 69-77, 79-82, 84-106 and 108-111: 7 May 2007 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1 May 2007 p. 1893)
s. 78 and 83: 1 Aug 2007 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 20 Jul 2007 p. 3629);
s. 27: 14 Jun 2008 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 13 Jun 2008 p. 2515)

Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 4

77 of 2006

21 Dec 2006

1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)

Reprint 5: The Liquor Control Act 1988 as at 3 Jul 2007 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Liquor and Gaming Legislation Amendment Act 2006 s. 27, 78 and 83)

Legal Profession Act 2008 s. 675

21 of 2008

27 May 2008

1 Mar 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 27 Feb 2009 p. 511)

Food Act 2008 s. 148 

43 of 2008

8 Jul 2008

24 Oct 2009 (see s. 2(1)(b) and (2) and Gazette 23 Oct 2009 p. 4157)

Acts Amendment (Bankruptcy) Act 2009 s. 51

18 of 2009

16 Sep 2009

17 Sep 2009 (see s. 2(b))

Reprint 6: The Liquor Control Act 1988 as at 20 Nov 2009 (includes amendments listed above)

Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 4

19 of 2010

28 Jun 2010

11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 Pt. 5 Div. 31

35 of 2010

30 Aug 2010

18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075-6)

Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89

39 of 2010

1 Oct 2010

1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563)

Liquor Control Amendment Act 2010

56 of 2010

8 Dec 2010

s. 1 and 2: 8 Dec 2010; (see s. 2(a))
s. 3, Pt. 4-6: 17 Jan 2011 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 31 Dec 2010 p. 6887);
Pt. 2: 7 Jun 2011 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 3 Jun 2011 p. 1975);
Pt. 3: 8 Oct 2011 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 7 Oct 2011 p. 4067)

Building Act 2011 s. 165

24 of 2011

11 Jul 2011

2 Apr 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 13 Mar 2012 p. 1033)

Personal Property Securities (Consequential Repeals and Amendments) Act 2011 Pt. 11 Div. 1

42 of 2011

4 Oct 2011

30 Jan 2012 (see s. 2(c) and Cwlth Legislative Instrument No. F2011L02397 cl. 5 registered 21 Nov 2011)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2011 s. 17 and 27

47 of 2011

25 Oct 2011

26 Oct 2011 (see s. 2(b))

Reprint 7: The Liquor Control Act 1988 as at 6 Jan 2012 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Personal Property Securities (Consequential Repeals and Amendments) Act 2011)

1a On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, provisions referred to in the following table had not come into operation and were therefore not included in this compilation. For the text of the provisions see the endnotes referred to in the table.

Provisions that have not come into operation

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Prostitution Amendment Act 2008 s. 32 11

13 of 2008

14 Apr 2008

To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b))

Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 28 12

8 of 2012

21 May 2012

Operative on commencement of the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 (see s. 2(d))

2 The provision in this Act repealing the Liquor Act 1970 has been omitted under the Reprints Acts 1984 s. 7(4)(f).

3 Repealed by the Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 s. 4. The part of the State that was, as at 1 June 1988, described in the Third Schedule to the Metropolitan Region Town Planning Scheme Act 1959 is also described in the Planning and Development Act 2005 Sch. 3 as it was enacted on 12 December 2005.

4 Repealed by the Public Sector Management Act 1994.

5 Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 Order 64 was deleted in Gazette 29 Apr 2005 p. 1793.

6 The Liquor Licensing (Moratorium) Act 1983 expired on 30 June 1988 (see Liquor Licensing (Moratorium) Order 1987 in Gazette 24 Dec 1987 p. 4533).

7 Repealed by the Liquor Act 1970, which was repealed by this Act.

8 Now known as the Liquor Control Act 1988; short title changed (see note under s. 1).

9 The Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000 s. 14 is a transitional provision that is of no further effect.

10 The Liquor Licensing Amendment Act 2001 s. 5(2) and 6(2) are transitional provisions that are of no further effect.

11 On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Prostitution Amendment Act 2008 s. 32 had not come into operation. It reads as follows:

32. Liquor Control Act 1988 amended

(1) The amendment in this section is to the Liquor Control Act 1988.

(2) After section 37(6) the following subsection is inserted —


(7) An application shall not be granted where the licensing authority is satisfied that the premises to which the application relates are premises at or from which a sexual service business within the meaning of the Sexual Services Act 2000 section 3 operates.


12 On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 28 had not come into operation. It reads as follows:


Division 28 — Liquor Control Act 1988 amended

118. Act amended

This Division amends the Liquor Control Act 1988.

119. Section 119 amended

Delete section 119(4)(a) and insert:


(a) on a road as defined in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 4; or




Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term Provision(s)
3 unrelated adults 117(2b)
Act Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)
alleged offence 167(1)
alleged offender 167(1)
applicable day 65A(1)
applicant 152N, Sch. 1B cl. 4(1)(a)
application 152W(1), Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)
appointed day Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)
approved manager 102A, Sch. 1B cl. 1
approved restricted manager 3(1)
approved unrestricted manager 3(1)
assessment 3(1)
Association Sch. 2 Div. 2 cl. 1
authorised officer 3(1)
authorised person 3(1)
beer 3(1)
buyer 109(4A)(a)
casino 3(1)
casino complex 3(1)
casino complex agreement 3(1)
casino gaming licence 3(1)
casino liquor licence 3(1)
chairperson 3(1)
closing time 3(1)
club 49(1), Sch. 2 Div. 1 cl. 1, Sch. 2 Div. 2 cl. 1
club licence 3(1)
club restricted licence 3(1)
commencement day Sch. 1A cl. 1, Sch. 1B cl. 1
Commission 3(1)
Commissioner of Police 3(1)
Committee of Management Sch. 2 Div. 2 cl. 1
condition 3(1)
confidential police information 3(1)
consume 3(1)
country townsite 36A(1), 65A(1)
Court Sch. 1A cl. 1
crowd control agent 3(1)
crowd controller 126C(1)
crowd controller’s licence 3(1)
decision 3(1)
dining area 3(1)
director 3(1)
Director 3(1)
Director of Liquor Licensing 3(1)
disqualified 3(1)
drunk 3(1), 3A(1)
employed 152A
employee 3(7), 165(4)
Executive Director 69(8b)
extended trading permit 3(1)
former Act Sch. 1A cl. 1
function 3(1)
Gaming and Wagering Commission 3(1)
gross turnover 3(1)
guest 3(1)
host club 48(5)
hotel licence 3(1)
hotel restricted licence 3(1)
identification notice 37B(1)
infringement notice 167(1)
inspector 3(1)
interest of the community 3(1)
juvenile 3(1)
kind 3(1)
lawyer 3(1)
League Sch. 2 Div. 1 cl. 1
lease 3(1)
lessee 3(1)
lessor 3(1)
licence 3(1), Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)
licence fee 3(1)
licence period 3(1)
licensed premises 3(1), 153(3), 154(4), Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)
licensee 3(1), Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)
licensing authority 3(1)
liquor 3(1)
liquor accord 64(1b)
liquor merchant 3(1)
liquor restricted premises 152N
liquor restriction declaration 152N
liquor store licence 3(1)
lodger 3(1)
low alcohol liquor 3(1)
manager 3(1)
manager’s approval 102A
meal 3(1)
member 3(1)
member of the family 125(3)
metropolitan area 3(1)
modified penalty 167(1)
new Act Sch. 1A cl. 1
nightclub licence 3(1)
non-liquor business on licensed premises 119A(1)
notice 115AD(1)
occasional licence 3(1)
occupier 152N
officer 164(2)
old section 35B Sch. 1B cl. 1
other licensee 55(1a), 58(2a)
owner 3(1)
packaged liquor 3(1)
packaged liquor outlet 36A(1)
party to proceedings 3(1)
permit 3(1), Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)
permitted hours 3(1)
person authorised to sell liquor 3(1)
petrol station 36A(1), 65A(1)
premises 3(1)
prescribed 3(1)
producer 129
producer’s licence 3(1)
prohibition order 152A
proprietary company 3(1)
protection order 3(1), 87(1)
public body 37(1A)
public event 110(4B)
reception 3(1)
reception area 3(1)
record 3(1)
regulated premises 3(1)
related body corporate 3(1)
relative 3(1)
relevant liquor 57(1)
relevant matters 69(8b)
relevant period 57(1), 93(1a)
relevant person 152A
removal 3(1)
repealed Act Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)
required day 62(4)(c)
responsible person 3(1)
restaurant 3(1)
restaurant licence 3(1)
sample 3(1)
Secretary 3(1)
secure webpage 115AC(1A)
sell 3(1)
seller 109(4A)
serious and organised crime 152A
ship 3(1)
small bar licence 3(1)
special event notice 126E(1)
special facility licence 3(1)
specified 31(8), 40(3), 53(2), 59(6), 60(9), 99(5), 115AA(1), 126E(1), 172(12)
spirits 3(1)
sports arena 110(4B)
State Branch Headquarters Sch. 2 Div. 1 cl. 1
State Executive Sch. 2 Div. 1 cl. 1
subsidy 3(1)
substance 3(1)
tavern licence 3(1)
tavern restricted licence 3(1)
this Act 3(1)
townsite 3(1)
transitional regulations Sch. 1A cl. 10(1)
transitioned approval Sch. 1B cl. 3(1)
trustee 3(1)
vehicle 3(1)
wholesaler 129
wholesaler’s licence 3(1)
wine 3(1)



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