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LEGAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO INTOXICATED SUSPENSION OR CANCELLATION OF A
PEOPLE CERTIFICATE OR LICENCE

Remember that by law you must have clear signs near If the Police or Licensing Inspector suspect a breach of the
each point of sale saying alcohol will not be served to Act or licensing conditions, unsuitability of the licensee,
intoxicated people. This also gives you a tool to point to or disorderly and obnoxious use of premises, they can
when you need to. If a person is intoxicated on a licensed apply to ARLA, who may vary or revoke any condition of
premise, you are breaking the law, so they must not be sold a licence, impose a condition or suspend or cancel the
or served any alcohol and must be safely removed from the licence.
premises.
Under the Act, these are offences relating to alcohol If the Police or Licensing Inspector suspect that a manager
service to intoxicated people: has failed to conduct any licensed premises in a proper
• Selling or serving alcohol to intoxicated patrons – manner or is unsuitable to hold a manager’s certificate,
penalty for Licensee or manager, $10,000 – the licence they may apply to ARLA, who may suspend or cancel the
may also be suspended for up to seven days; penalty certificate.
for bar staff, $2,000.
• Allowing an intoxicated patron to stay on the Offences that could result in the suspension or cancellation
premises - penalty for Licensee or manager, $5,000 of a licence or manager’s certificate include:
• Allowing a person to become intoxicated - penalty • Sale or supply of alcohol to minors
for Licensee or manager, $5,000 • Unauthorised sale or supply of alcohol (for example,
sale of alcohol after licensed hours)
• Allowing a person to become intoxicated
• Inappropriate promotions of alcohol

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DISORDERLY
PEOPLE

Under the Act, these are offences relating to disorderly
people:
• Allowing disorderly conduct on licensed premises –
penalty for the Licensee or manager, $10,000

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