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📜 Liquor Control Amendment Bill 2025

Assented toLABill 2925 June 2025

The Liquor Control Amendment Bill 2025 amends the Liquor Control Act 1988 to modernise liquor regulatory processes, ease business operations, and strengthen compliance. It abolishes the Liquor Commission, transfers responsibilities, updates penalties, and modifies permitted hours.

Impact

Businesses holding liquor licenses, the Director of Liquor Licensing, the State Administrative Tribunal, and consumers are affected. The changes aim to reduce red tape, improve enforcement, and modernise regulations.

Key Changes

["Abolishes the Liquor Commission and transfers its responsibilities.", "Updates penalties for offences, including sly grogging.", "Modifies permitted trading hours, including for Good Friday, Christmas Day and ANZAC Day.", "Increases the capacity of small bars from 120 to 150 persons.", "Allows for the use of digital identification."]

Parliamentary Progress

  1. LA IntroducedLA25 June 2025
  2. LA Second Reading SpeechLA25 June 2025
  3. LA Second Reading MovedLA25 June 2025
  4. LA Second Reading AgreedLA13 Aug 2025
  5. LC Second Reading SpeechLC14 Aug 2025
  6. LA Consideration in DetailLA14 Aug 2025
  7. LA Third ReadingLA14 Aug 2025
  8. LC Second Reading MovedLC14 Aug 2025
  9. LC First ReadingLC14 Aug 2025
  10. LC Second Reading AgreedLC18 Sept 2025
  11. LC Third ReadingLC11 Dec 2025
  12. Royal Assent12 Dec 2025
Affected Sectors
otherpublic_sectorlocal_government

Penalty Provisions15 found

💰 Max fine: $15,000unclear · regulatory
27. Section 96Unclear

Amends penalties in section 96

“27. Section 96 amended”

28. Section 106Unclear

Amends penalties in section 106

“28. Section 106 amended”

29. Section 110Unclear

Amends penalties in section 110

“29. Section 110 amended”

30. Section 111Unclear

Amends penalties in section 111

“30. Section 111 amended”

31. Section 114Unclear

Amends penalties in section 114

“31. Section 114 amended”

32. Section 115Unclear

Amends penalties in section 115

“32. Section 115 amended”

33. Section 115AUnclear

Amends penalties in section 115A

“33. Section 115A amended”

34. Section 119AUnclear

Amends penalties in section 119A

“34. Section 119A amended”

35. Section 121Unclear

Amends penalties in section 121

“35. Section 121 amended”

36. Section 122Unclear

Amends penalties in section 122

“36. Section 122 amended”

37. Section 126DUnclear

Amends penalties in section 126D

“37. Section 126D amended”

38. Section 166Unclear

Amends penalties in section 166

“38. Section 166 amended”

39. Section 175Unclear

Amends penalties in section 175

“39. Section 175 amended”

40. Various penaltiesUnclear

Amends various penalties

“40. Various penalties amended”

8, s. 37ARegulatoryfine

Failure to inform the Director of a conviction within 14 days after the day on which the person is convicted.

Fine: $15,000

“Penalty for this subsection: $15 000.”

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