Liquor Licensing Act

Question 1

What is disorderly behaviour?

Answer 1

A person must not behave in an offensive or disorderly manner in or in the vicinity of a licensed premises.

Question 2

What are the powers to remove a person?

Answer 2

A PO may use reasonable force to remove a person from or prevent entry onto a licensed premises, if

• person is intoxicated
• Person is behaving in an offensive or disorderly manner
• reasonably suspects the person has/is about to supply liquor to an intoxicated person on the premises

Question 3

What is the offence for re-entry?

Answer 3

A person who is removed from or refused entry to a licensed premises and attempted to re-enter within 24hrs IGOO.

Question 4

When might a person be barred from a licensed premises by a licensee?

Answer 4

• welfare concerns for the person or people they reside with owing to their consumption of alcohol
• person commits an offence or behaves disorderly on or in an area adjacent to the licensed premises
• any other reasonable grounds

Question 5

When can a police officer barring order be issued?

Answer 5

• welfare concerns for the person or people they reside with owing to their consumption of alcohol
• person commits an offence or behaves disorderly on or in an area adjacent to the licensed premises
• any other reasonable grounds