Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

LIQUOR ACT 2010 - SECT 214D

    (1)     The head of Access Canberra may declare an event to be a special event (a special event declaration ).

    (2)     However, the head of Access Canberra may make a special event declaration only if satisfied—

        (a)     that the event is significant at an international, national, State, Territory or local level; and

        (b)     it is in the public interest to do so.

    (3)     The head of Access Canberra must not declare a public protest or demonstration to be a special event.

    (4)     A special event declaration—

        (a)     must—

              (i)     describe the event; and

              (ii)     state the proposed date and time of the event; and

              (iii)     state the date and any extended hours during which a licensee for licensed premises may supply liquor at the premises for the event; and

        (b)     may include conditions with which a licensee for licensed premises must comply for the event.

    (5)     A special event declaration is a notifiable instrument.

    (6)     In deciding whether to make a special event declaration, the head of Access Canberra must consider any matter determined by the Minister.

    (7)     A determination under subsection (6) is a disallowable instrument.