Liquor Act 2007 No 90
Historical version for 28 November 2011 to 30 November 2011 (accessed 25 May 2013 at 11:26)
Current version
79 Making of complaint
(1) A person may complain to the Director-General that the quiet and
good order of the neighbourhood of licensed premises are being unduly
disturbed because of:(a) the manner in which the business of the licensed premises is
conducted, or
(b) the behaviour of persons after they leave the licensed premises
(including, but not limited to, the incidence of anti-social behaviour or
alcohol-related violence).
(2) Such a complaint must be in writing and be made or verified by
statutory declaration.
(3) A complaint under this section may only be made by any of the
following persons (referred to in this Division as the
complainant):(a) a person authorised in writing by 3 or more persons residing in
the neighbourhood of the licensed premises or a person who is such a resident
and is authorised in writing by 2 or more other such
residents,
(b) the Commissioner of Police,
(c) a person authorised by the local consent authority in relation to
the licensed premises,
(d) a person who satisfies the Director-General that his or her
interests, financial or other, are adversely affected by the undue disturbance
to which the person’s complaint relates.
(4) A complaint may relate to more than one licensed
premises.
(5) In the application of this Division to an on-premises licence that
relates to a catering service:(a) a reference to licensed premises does not include private domestic
premises, and
(b) a reference to the business of the licensed premises is a
reference to the business of providing catering services on licensed premises
(other than private domestic premises) under the
licence.