Victorian Numbered Acts

LIQUOR CONTROL REFORM AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO. 73 OF 2007) - SECT 24

After Division 5 of Part 8 of the Principal Act insert —

" Division 6—Liquor accords

        146A     Definitions

In this Division—

"agreement" includes a contract, arrangement or understanding;

"liquor accord" means a code of practice or an agreement—

        (a)     that affects the supply of liquor, the opening and closing of licensed premises or other aspects of the management of or conduct of business on licensed premises; and

        (b)     that is entered into in writing between 2 or more licensees or permittees (or both), with the approval of the Chief Commissioner and the Director, for the purpose of minimising harm arising from the misuse and abuse of alcohol;

"liquor accord ban" means a provision of a liquor accord referred to in section 146B(b).

        146B     Liquor accord terms

        Without limiting the terms that may be included in a liquor accord, a liquor accord may make provision for or with respect to authorising or requiring any licensees or permittees who are parties to it to do either or both of the following—

        (a)     to cease to supply liquor or to allow the consumption of liquor at their licensed premises;

        (b)     to ban access by the public, or individual members of the public, to their licensed premises in a manner and to the extent provided by the accord.

        146C     Trade Practices Act and Competition Code

        For the purposes of the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth and the Competition Code, the following conduct is authorised by this Act—

        (a)     the entry by any person into a liquor accord;

        (b)     any conduct by any person engaged in for the purpose of promoting, performing, giving effect to or otherwise done in connection with the terms of a liquor accord.

        146D     Information disclosure in relation to liquor accord bans

        The Director or a member of the police force may disclose to a licensee or permittee who is a party to a liquor accord that contains a liquor accord ban, or to an employee or agent of such a licensee or permittee, any of the following information in respect of a person who is subject to the ban—

        (a)     the person's name;

        (b)     a photograph of the person;

        (c)     the period for which the person is subject to the ban;

        (d)     any other information that the Director or member considers necessary for the purposes of the effective and efficient enforcement of the ban.".