Liquor law reform to improve public safety and focus on high risk venues
Source: ACT Chief Minister
"A total rewrite of the ACT's liquor licensing laws will focus on improving public safety in Canberra's entertainment precincts through a risk based regulatory framework for licensed clubs, pubs, nightclubs and restaurants, Attorney General, Simon Corbell announced today.
"The establishment of dedicated ACT Policing liquor licensing teams, extra regulatory inspectors and new offences including the banning of buying drinks for those who are drunk are also among the major reforms to the regulation of licensed premises in the Territory," Mr Corbell said.
"This is the first major reform to the Liquor Act 1975 for almost 35 years and comes after nearly 18 months of public consultation, the release of a public discussion paper and detailed policy development by the Department of Justice and Community Safety."