Act No. 18, 1898.
An Act to consolidate the Laws relating to
Publicans and other Persons engaged in the
sale of Liquor. [27th July, 1898.]
Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative authority of the same, as follows :—
BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with
PAET I.
Preliminary.
1. This Act may be cited as the " Liquor Act, 1898," and is divided into parts, divisions, and subdivisions, as follows :—
PART I.—Preliminary.—ss. 1-3.
PART II.—Licensing districts and licensing courts.
. DIVISION
DIVISION 1.—Licensing districts.—s. 4.
DIVISION 2.—Licensing courts— (1) Constitution of licensing courts.—ss. 5-8.
(2) Procedure before licensing courts.—ss. 9-10.
(3) Times for holding and adjournment of licensing courts.—ss. 11-12.
PART III.—Publicans'' and certain other licenses, and provisions
relating thereto.
DIVISION 1.—Exemptions from the provisions of this Part.-—s. 13.
DIVISION 2.—Publicans' and other licenses, and fees therefor.—ss. 14-22.
DIVISION 3.—Method and conditions of obtaining publicans' and
other licenses—
(1) Applications for licenses.—ss. 23-27. (2) Ratepayers' option.—ss. 28-29.
(3) Objections to the granting, &c, of licenses.—ss. 30-31. (4) Issuing of certificates and licenses and costs of application.—•
ss. 32-34.
(5) Publicans'' licenses in special districts.—s. 35.
DIVISION 4.—Renewed applications—renewal, transfer, and removal
of licenses—temporary licenses.—ss. 36-42.
DIVISION 5.—Rights, duties, and liabilities of licensees and other
persons.—ss. 43-70.
PART IV.—Brewers'' and spirit merchants' licenses.—ss. 71-76. PART V.—Death, marriage, or lunacy of licensee.—ss. 77-79. PART VI.—Inspectors—entry on licensed premises.—ss. 80-83. PART VII.—Cancellation of licenses—disqualification of licensees.—
ss. 84-87.
PART VIII.—Miscellaneous provisions.—ss. 88-105. PART IX.—Lega l procedure.—ss. 106-115. 2. The Acts specified in the First Schedule to this Act, to the extent therein expressed, are hereby repealed ; but such repeal shall not prejudice or affect the validity or duration of any certificate, license, permit, or authority lawfully granted under any such Act.
All licenses granted under any such repealed Act shall be held in all respects, and all renewals thereof shall be applied for, under and
subject to the provisions of this Act, unless hereinafter otherwise specially
provided for.Al l
All rules and regulations made under the authority of any Act hereby repealed and being in force at the passing of this Act shall be and continue in force hereunder, and shall be deemed to have been made under the authority of this Act.
3. In this Act, unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires,—
" Australasian Colony " includes, in addition to New South Wales,
the Colonies of Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania,
Western Australia, and New Zealand :" Brewer" means any maker, for purposes of sale, of beer, ale,
porter, or stout, or of any other fermented malt liquor or any
fermented liquor made from sugar or other saccharine matter :
" Court" or " licensing court" means the licensing court of the licensing district in or…