Northern Territory Numbered Acts

LIQUOR LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (LICENSING) ACT 2018 (NO 2 OF 2018) - SECT 27

(1)     Section 69(1)

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all words from "give" to "proposes"

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refer the complaint to the Commission for the Commission to decide whether

(2)     Section 69(2) to (4)

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    (2)     The referral must specify details about:

    (a)     the disciplinary action that is recommended; and

    (b)     the ground for the disciplinary action.

    (3)     The Director-General must give the licensee details about the referral when referring the matter to the Commission.

    (4)     The Commission must:

    (a)     conduct a hearing for deciding the complaint; and

    (b)     on completing the hearing – by written notice to the Director-General and licensee:

        (i)     dismiss the complaint; or

        (ii)     uphold the complaint and take specified disciplinary action against the licensee (whether or not it is the disciplinary action recommended by the Director-General in the referral).

    (5)     The Commission may take disciplinary action against the licensee only if the Commission is satisfied:

    (a)     a ground for taking the disciplinary action exists; and

    (b)     the disciplinary action is appropriate in relation to that ground.