Liquor Control Act 1988
Liquor Control (Bungardi Restricted Area) Regulations 2017
Western Australia
Liquor Control (Bungardi Restricted Area) Regulations 2017
Contents
1.Citation1
2.Commencement1
3.Term used: Bungardi Aboriginal Community1
5.Declaration of restricted area1
6.Notice of restricted area1
7.Prohibitions as to liquor in the Bungardi Aboriginal Community1
8.Seizure and disposal of containers of liquor1
9.Period during which these regulations have effect1
Notes
Compilation table1
Other notes1
Defined terms
Liquor Control Act 1988
Liquor Control (Bungardi Restricted Area) Regulations 2017
These regulations come into operation as follows —
(a)regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)the rest of the regulations — on 19 August 2017.
3.Term used: Bungardi Aboriginal Community
In these regulations —
Bungardi Aboriginal Community means the area of land —
(a)bounded by —
(i)the east side of Marrala Creek; and
(ii)the south side of Geikie Gorge Road; and
(iii)the east side of Bungardi Road; and
(iv)the north side of Fitzroy River;
and
(b)being part of Lot 289 Crown Reserve 45608 and part of Lot 290 Crown Reserve 45609.
[Regulation 3 amended: SL 2024/157 r. 4.]
[4.Deleted: SL 2020/62 r. 4.]
5.Declaration of restricted area
The Bungardi Aboriginal Community is declared to be a restricted area for the purposes of section 175(1a) of the Act.
(1)The Director of Liquor Licensing must take all reasonable steps to cause to be posted, and while the Bungardi Aboriginal Community continues to be a restricted area by operation of regulation 5 to be kept posted, at each place where a customary access route enters the Bungardi Aboriginal Community a notice —
(a)describing the offences set out in regulation 7; and
(b)specifying the penalties for those offences.
(2)A failure to comply with subregulation (1) does not invalidate the declaration in regulation 5.
7.Prohibitions as to liquor in the Bungardi Aboriginal Community
(1)A person commits an offence if the person —
(a)brings liquor into, or causes liquor to be brought into, the Bungardi Aboriginal Community; or
(b)has liquor in their possession in the Bungardi Aboriginal Community.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a)if subregulation (2) applies — a fine of $5 000;
(b)in any other case — a fine of $2 000.
(2)This subregulation applies to an offence under subregulation (1) committed by a licensee, a manager of licensed premises or a director of a body corporate that holds a licence.
8.Seizure and disposal of containers of liquor
Despite section 155(4) and (5) of the Act, a member of the Police Force may seize and, as soon as is practicable, dispose of any opened or unopened container of liquor suspected on reasonable grounds to be the subject of an offence under regulation 7.
9.Period during which these regulations have effect
Unless sooner repealed, these regulations have effect for the period that ends at the close of 19 August 2025.
[Regulation 9 inserted: SL 2020/62 r. 5; amended: SL 2023/78 r. 4; SL 2024/157 r. 5.]
This is a compilation of the Liquor Control (Bungardi Restricted Area) Regulations 2017 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.
Citation |
Published |
Commencement |
Liquor Control (Bungardi Restricted Area) Regulations 2017 1 |
18 Aug 2017 p. 4448‑50 |
r. 1 and 2: 18 Aug 2017 (see r. 2(a)); |
Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations 2020 Pt. 2 |
SL 2020/62 22 May 2020 |
23 May 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |
Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations (No. 3) 2023 Pt. 2 |
SL 2023/78 20 Jun 2023 |
21 Jun 2023 (see r. 2(b)) |
Racing and Gaming Regulations Amendment (Liquor Control) Regulations (No. 4) 2024 Pt. 2 |
SL 2024/157 7 Aug 2024 |
8 Aug 2024 (see r. 2(b)) |
1These regulations expire at the close of 19 August 2025 (see r. 9).
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined termProvision(s)
Bungardi Aboriginal Community3
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