33   Bar areas of hotels and clubs

(1)  In this clause:

bar area means the bar area of hotel or club premises.

(2)  A licensee must cause a notice that contains the following words to be displayed, in accordance with this clause, in the bar area of the hotel or club premises concerned:

PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THIS AREA BY LAW

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3)  The notice must be in the form approved by the Authority and be obtained from the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing.

(4)  The notice must be displayed in such a manner and in such a place that it would be reasonable to expect that a person entering the part of the premises in which the notice is displayed would reasonably be expected to be alerted to its contents.

(5)  Despite subclause (1), a notice that complied with clause 34 of the Liquor Regulation 1996 or clause 12 (1) of the Registered Clubs Regulation 1996, as in force immediately before 1 July 2008, may continue to be used until the end of the period of 12 months from that date or until the date the notice is replaced, whichever happens first.

(6)  Section 124 (1) (a) or (2) (a) of the Act does not apply in relation to a licensee if the minor who is in the bar area is performing in a show or other live entertainment performance held in the bar area and is in the company of a responsible adult while in the bar area.