South Australian Numbered Acts

LIQUOR LICENSING (LIQUOR REVIEW) AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO 49 OF 2017) - SECT 36

36—Insertion of sections 53A and 53B

After section 53 insert:

53A—Licensing authority to be satisfied that designated application is in community interest

        (1)         The licensing authority may only grant a designated application if the licensing authority is satisfied that granting the designated application is in the community interest.

        (2)         Without limiting subsection (1)

, in determining whether or not a designated application is in the community interest, the licensing authority—

            (a)         must have regard to—

                  (i)         the harm that might be caused (whether to a community as a whole or a group within a community) due to the excessive or inappropriate consumption of liquor; and

                  (ii)         the cultural, recreational, employment or tourism impacts; and

                  (iii)         the social impact in, and the impact on the amenity of, the locality of the premises or proposed premises; and

                  (iv)         any other prescribed matter; and

            (b)         must apply the community impact assessment guidelines.

        (3)         The applicant in respect of a designated application must comply with any requirements set out in the community impact assessment guidelines, and any other requirements specified by the licensing authority for the purposes of this section.

        (4)         In this section—

"designated application" means—

            (a)         an application for the grant or removal of a designated licence; or

            (b)         any other application that the licensing authority has determined, in accordance with the community impact assessment guidelines, to be a designated application for the purposes of this section.

53B—Community impact assessment guidelines

        (1)         The Commissioner must, by notice in the Gazette, publish guidelines for the purposes of determining—

            (a)         whether or not an application is a designated application for the purposes of section 53A

; and

            (b)         whether or not a designated application is in the community interest,

(the "community impact assessment guidelines").

        (2)         The Commissioner may, by subsequent notice in the Gazette, vary or revoke a notice under this section.

        (3)         Without limiting section 53A(1)

or (2)(a)

, the community impact assessment guidelines may provide for—

            (a)         matters relevant to an assessment of the likely impacts of a designated application on a community; and

            (b)         any other matter considered appropriate by the Commissioner.

        (4)         The community impact assessment guidelines may set out requirements that apply to a designated application for the purposes of section 53A

, including requirements that the applicant—

            (a)         provide documents, material or other information; and

            (b)         take certain steps or undertake consultation in accordance with the guidelines.

        (5)         The provisions of the community impact assessment guidelines may be of general, limited or varied application according to—

            (a)         the class of designated application or licence; or

            (b)         the circumstances; or

            (c)         any other specified factor,

to which the provision is expressed to apply.