Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

LIQUOR ACT 2010 - SECT 25

    (1)     A person (a proposed licensee ) may apply to the commissioner for a stated licence for stated premises.

    (2)     The application must—

        (a)     be in writing; and

        (b)     state the class of licence applied for and, for an on licence, the subclass of licence applied for; and

        (c)     include complete details of suitability information about—

              (i)     the proposed licensee; and

              (ii)     each close associate of the proposed licensee; and

              (iii)     if the proposed licensee is a corporation—each influential person for the proposed licensee; and

              (iv)     if someone other than the proposed licensee is to have day-to-day control of the business operated under the licence—each person who is to have day-to-day control; and

              (v)     for a licence other than a catering licence—the proposed licensed premises; and

Note     Suitability information , about a person—see s 69.
"Suitability information", about premises—see s 78.

        (d)     include a police certificate for each of the following people, dated not earlier than 3 months before the date of the application:

              (i)     the proposed licensee;

              (ii)     each close associate of the proposed licensee;

              (iii)     each influential person for the proposed licensee;

              (iv)     if someone other than the proposed licensee is to have day-to-day control of the business operated under the licence—each person who is to have day-to-day control; and

        (e)     for a licence other than a catering licence—include evidence that the operation of the business at the premises under the proposed licence complies with—

              (i)     the lease where the premises are located; and

              (ii)     the territory plan

; and

        (f)     include—

              (i)     the final floor plans of the premises approved by the territory planning authority in the development approval for the premises; and

              (ii)     a certificate of occupancy for the premises; and

        (g)     for an application prescribed by regulation—include a risk-assessment management plan for the premises.

Note 1     A general licence, on licence, club licence or special licence may authorise the sale of liquor in open containers for consumption at the licensed premises—see div 2.1.

Note 2     Risk-assessment management plan , for licensed premises or permitted premises—see  s 88.

Note 3     Giving false or misleading information is an offence against the Criminal Code

, s 338.

Note 4     If a form is approved under s 228 for this provision, the form must be used.

Note 5     A fee may be determined under s 227 for this provision.