Liquor Licensing Regulations

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The main purpose of this report is to provide insight into the regulatory compliance for starting a restaurant in Australia. This report will deal with what building regulations must be followed when starting a restaurant to what food safety and hygiene regulations which must be adhered to. This report will also look at the liquor licensing laws and laws regarding workplace safety regulations and also will look at the government regulations such as registering with the tax office to get the ABN (Australian Business Number) and also with compliance of food safety and hygiene regulations with the Australia Newzealand food standard code. Finally this report will look at the penalties that will apply for noncompliance and also …show more content…

In this the liquor licensing act of 1997 clearly says that a restaurant who has obtained license to serve alcohol can do so freely without any trading limits only if it is accompanied by a meal. There are also certain exemptions to this and they are as follows.
A condition allows a person to consume liquor while not consuming a meal. For example, a group of people go into the premises and order a meal, however, two of them do not want to eat, but would like to have a glass of …show more content…

A person may bring liquor onto the licensed premises with the consent of the licensee to consume with or ancillary to a meal provided by the licensee on the licensed premises. The person can then take the unconsumed portion of that liquor from the premises when they leave. However any liquor sold or supplied by the licensee for consumption on the licensed premises must be consumed on the premises and cannot be removed from the premises. Corkage may be charged at a fee determined by the licensee. However, in some cases trading hours may be restricted by a condition on the license. Trading hours are usually subject to local council consents so it is better to check with your local council. A section 34(1)(c) authorization only allows trade (without a meal) until midnight Monday to Saturday or between 11 am and 8 pm on a Sunday, unless the license also has an extended trading authorization. This authorization cannot operate on Good Friday or Christmas Day. Other

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