Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

LIQUOR ACT 2010 - SECT 214G

    (1)     A licensee may apply to the commissioner for a changed floor plan authorisation for the licensed premises if the licensee intends to change the floor plan of the premises for—

        (a)     a licensee event; or

        (b)     if a special event declaration is made at least 10 business days before the day of a special event—the special event.

    (2)     The application must—

        (a)     be in writing; and

        (b)     for a licensee event—describe the event; and

        (c)     include the following:

              (i)     the floor plan, as intended to be changed (the changed floor plan );

              (ii)     the period during which the changed floor plan would be in effect at the premises under the authorisation;

              (iii)     if the premises are leased—written agreement to the changed floor plan from the registered proprietor of the lease for the premises;

              (iv)     if the changed floor plan proposes to extend the licensed premises to include a place that adjoins the licensed premises (an adjoining place )—

    (A)     if the adjoining place is on leased land—written agreement to the changed floor plan from the registered proprietor of the lease for the land; or

    (B)     if the adjoining place is on public unleased land—written approval for the licensee to use the public unleased land for the event;

Example—written approval

a public unleased land permit

              (v)     evidence that the licensee has appropriate insurance for the changed floor plan; and

        (d)     be given to the commissioner at least 10 business days before the day of the event.

    (3)     The commissioner may approve an application only if satisfied that—

        (a)     the changed floor plan would not put at risk the safety, health and welfare of people using the licensed premises or the community generally; and

        (b)     not more than 9 changed floor plan authorisations for the licensed premises have been approved by the commissioner during the 12 month period before the application is made.

    (4)     In this section:

"adjoins"—a place adjoins licensed premises if the place touches the premises, or is separated from the premises only by a road, reserve, river, watercourse or similar division.

"public unleased land"—see the Public Unleased Land Act 2013

, section 8.