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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 Provisions1 found

💰 Max fine: $15,000criminal
8, 37A(2)Criminalfine

Duty to inform Director of conviction

Fine: $15,000

“Penalty for this subsection: $15 000.”

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