From 1 July 2015, licensees with a commercial other subsidiary on-premises licence, where the principal activity is provision of meals, will be required to ensure that for every trading day most of their patrons have consumed a meal at the…
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Anzac Day reminder
On 25 April – with the exception of RSL and services clubs – the sale and supply of liquor in licensed premises is not permitted until 1pm. However, licensees are permitted to sell and supply liquor from 10am to 1pm…
New face-to-face RSA training available for low-risk venues
We are concerned at the implications for low risk venue owners under the Red Tape Reduction guidelines. Even though small venues which don’t trade after midnight are STILL EXPECTED TO ABIDE BY THE LIQUOR ACT, there is no requirement to…
Tagged with: business development, CHANGES, Clubs, Compliance, Liquor Legislation, OLGR, Red Tape Reduction, Restaurants, RSA, Small Businesses, staff training
Red Tape Reduction for low risk venues
Are you a LOW RISK venue? You can answer ‘yes’ to this if you DON’T OPEN AFTER MIDNIGHT and are one of the following: A licensed café A licensed restaurant A community club with fewer than 2,000 members A small…
Tagged with: Approved Managers, CHANGES, Clubs, Compliance, Liquor Legislation, OLGR, Red Tape Reduction, Restaurants, RMLV, RMLV Training, RSA
Do you want $10,000? Hire a mature-age person!
With so much talk of funding cuts floating around these days, it is worth while revisiting an Employer Incentive from last year. Eligible employers will receive $3000 if they hire a full-time mature age job seeker (over 50 yrs who was previously unemployed…
Toowoomba Liquor Industry Action Group attacks transport problem
Saferide is an initiative of the Toowoomba Liquor Industry Action Group, which provides a regular public transport service on 2 Toowoomba bus routes each Saturday night. Saferide picks up from designated venues enroute to Toowoomba City. The return service delivers…
Holding patron’s EFTPOS card no longer allowed
As per our past predictions, it is now an unacceptable practice or promotion to: ‘ serve or supply alcohol to a patron whilst holding a patron’s EFTPOS or other financial access card or property, pending payment for the liquor in a way that…
Restaurants to be exempt from joining local Safe Night Out Boards
Some liquor-related businesses are considered to be low risk in terms of alcohol-related violence, so Licensees of these venues are not required to join the local Safe Night Out Board. The exemption will apply to: Restaurants (provided that they don’t…
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