Liquor Amendment (Fees and Referral of Applications to Secretary) Regulation 2016 (NSW)

New South Wales

Liquor Amendment (Fees and Referral of

Applications to Secretary) Regulation 2016

under the

Liquor Act 2007

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Liquor Act 2007.

TROY GRANT, MP

Minister for Racing

Explanatory note
The objects of this Regulation are as follows:

(a)	to discount by 10% the processing component of fees payable for certain applications made by means of an electronic system approved by the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority,
(b)	to provide that applications for licences received by that Authority that are to be determined by certain Public Service employees acting under a delegation are not to be referred for investigation and inquiry to the Secretary of the Department of Justice under section 42 of the Liquor Act 2007.

This Regulation is made under the Liquor Act 2007, including sections 42 (1) (b) and 159 (the general regulation-making power).

Liquor Amendment (Fees and Referral of Applications to

Secretary) Regulation 2016

under the

Liquor Act 2007

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Liquor Amendment (Fees and Referral of Applications to
Secretary) Regulation 2016.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 March 2016 and is required to be published on the
NSW legislation website.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Liquor Regulation 2008

[1]      Clause 4 Application fees generally

Insert after clause 4 (2):

(2A)

If a licence application of a type specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 is made by means of an electronic system approved by the Authority, the amount specified under the heading “Processing component” in respect of the application is reduced by 10% and the total amount payable under this clause is reduced accordingly.

(2B)

Subclause (2A) does not apply to an application for:

(a)	a small bar licence, or
(b)	a limited licence (single function), or
(c)	a limited licence (multi-function).

(2C)

If one of the following applications specified in Part 3 of Schedule 1 is made by means of an electronic system approved by the Authority, the amount specified under the heading “Processing component” in respect of the application is reduced by 10% and the total amount payable under this clause is reduced accordingly:

(a)	an application under section 60 or 61 of the Act to transfer a licence,
(b)	an application under section 95 of the Act to alter the name of the licensed premises.

[2]      Clause 13

Omit the clause. Insert instead:

13 Referral of certain applications not required

The Authority is not, under section 42 of the Act, required to refer any of the following applications to the Secretary:

(a)	an application for a single function limited licence,
(b)	an application that is to be determined by a designated Public Service employee (within the meaning of section 3 (1) of the Gaming and Liquor Administration Act 2007) acting under a delegation given by the Authority in respect of the application.